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Newsletter 296 - 14/05/2021
a repeat of last year's criticism that tourists brought the virus into Greece. holding off from welcoming... not listened to the discussion. Gerapetritis argued that Greece is vaccinating at a faster rate than any..., the data shows that the vaccination rate in Greece has picked up over the last few weeks
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Newsletter 319 - 03/12/2021
to convince them to get the jab came just a few days after the government announced that over-60s would be banned from entering indoor areas if they had received their second jab more than seven months... has received at least their first jab. During his address on Tuesday, Mitsotakis also pointed out
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PM opts for risky move with vaccination penalty as Covid threat grows
PoliticsGreek Politics. The latest attempt to convince them to get the jab came just a few days after the government announced that over-60s would be banned from entering indoor areas if they had received their second jab more... of the adult population has received at least their first jab. During his address on Tuesday
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
AgoraSince the start of the Greek crisis, many international commentators (as well as locals) have been holding out hope that a reformist white knight would emerge from the political morass and ride to Greece’s rescue. Reality, though, has been equally consistent in shattering their illusions
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Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
Agorato mention the rate of availability of vaccines to people in rural areas and smaller towns. He even... 80,000. According to Our World in Data, the vaccination rate is at its lowest level since February 9... is advancing at a snail’s pace and facing delays in vaccine deliveries. On March 6, when holding his dramatic
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PM cautious about extending compulsory vaccinations
PoliticsGreek Politicsconcerns, the government is holding off for the time being with regards to extending its compulsory.... As Greece moves closer to the peak of the summer holidays, the daily rate of vaccination has visibly... to a report in Kathimerini, the government decided that forcing schoolteachers to get the jab
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Government opts for modest tax relief, but who will benefit?
EconomyFeaturesthe income tax scale, with the most dramatic being the lowering of the base tax rate from 22... have also been cut by one percentage point, so that the top marginal tax rate is now 44 percent... credit. Dropping the base tax rate from 22 percent to 9 percent has made for big headlines in terms
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Govt targets unvaccinated with new Covid restrictions, drawing more claims of muddled approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsas possible, while holding those who have not been vaccinated mostly responsible for the inability... used by government officials with regard to Greeks who have yet to get the jab has started... getting the jab, as well as treading too softly with regards to the Church of Greece, especially
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Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politics, around 19% of Greece’s population had received at least one Covid-19 jab, while almost 8% had..., and therefore higher risk, groups. According to the ECDC, the vaccination rate for over-80s in Greece is just... as a modernising force, discarding antiquated practices holding Greece back, while SYRIZA wants to put itself
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If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
Agorahands), the structural unemployment rate is 20 percent. In 2022, the Fund sees Greek unemployment at 18... productivity growth since 1970 has been averaging 0.7 percent, by far the lowest in the euro area, which
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