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Govt grabs opportunity offered by escape clause to entice voters with support package
EconomyUnder pressure from developments since the beginning of August which tarnished its prized trait of competence, the government saw an opportunity to announce a sizeable support package at the Thessaloniki International Fair, hoping to change the domestic agenda. The first opinion polls since the end
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Stalled vaccination campaign emerges as biggest headache amid fourth wave warnings
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the end of summer. Wednesday saw 2,919 new cases, with a positivity rate of 1.32 pct. Although
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Impact of pandemic, lockdowns reflected in lower household spending during 2020
Society. As expected, restaurants and cafes saw their share drop significantly by 3.1 points to 8 pct. Recreation
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Manufacturing growing at steady pace despite supply chain, inflation issues
EconomyMacroeconomyto a significant shortage in materials that constrained capacity. September also saw a significant rise
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France defence pact secures strong backing despite questions over finances, motives
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder attack, and vice-versa. The vote in Thursday’s plenary saw 191 MPs back the deal and 109 vote
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Newsletter 312 - 15/10/2021
in this year’s World Press Freedom Index, which saw Greece drop five places to 70th out of 180
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Retail sales grow for fifth month in a row but rate eases to 8.8 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyrise in pharmaceutical products and cosmetics. Automotive fuel only saw a volume drop of 3.5 percent
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Parties gear up for battle over pandemic media funding amid more warnings about press freedom
PoliticsGreek Politicssaw in it the harried response of a leader unaccustomed to facing scrutiny from a largely supine
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Newsletter 316 - 12/11/2021
by critics as an expression of the PM’s disdain for the media, while others saw in it the harried
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Parties at loggerheads over inquiry into media handouts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s bid to put New Democracy on the spot over the Covid awareness campaign that saw a variety of Greek media outlets receive more than 40 million euros in total has been partially blocked by the government. The committee investigating the so-called Petsas list (named after the then government
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