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On lockdown: The moments that will remain
AgoraEuropean countries, death and suffering from Covid-19 has been limited in Greece. This gave us... will be the tokens to fire up our memories when the absurdity of our current predicament has long.... In these moments, we resembled Dr Rieux, the narrator of The Plague by Albert Camus, a book which has found
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PM denies asylum-seeker pushbacks, argues Covid-19 under control
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMediterranean. The Greek PM insisted that Turkey has been acting provocatively... Times, which alleged that Greece has been conducting illegal pushbacks of asylum-seekers from... of the reporting, linking it to a Turkish disinformation campaign, and stressed that Greece has always
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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe table continuing. The total number of deaths has risen to 242, with another 31 people being... if the steps taken so far do not suppress the disease. The government has so far indicated it wants to avoid... with regard to the opening of schools in early September. New Democracy has had a somewhat confused approach
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe belligerent rhetoric from Turkey towards Greece has continued this week as Greek MPs prepare.... New Democracy and KINAL lawmakers are due to vote in favour of the deal, but SYRIZA has decided... stance it should take. The opposition party has been critical of the pact with Cairo because it does
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Public's disenchantment grows as ND struggles with Covid-19 challenge
PoliticsGreek Politicsin terms of the Greek public’s overall support, the government has been losing the confidence of voters... then, support for SYRIZA has inched up by 0.7 points, while ND has shed 0.2 points. Beneath the headline... party. For instance, over the last few months there has been a dramatic change in the proportion
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Turkey: Fires expose how Erdogan's regime is descending into farce and caricature
Agoraof President Tayyip Erdogan is in decay. It has also shown how dysfunctional his much vaunted executive presidential system has become, reinforcing the sense that the country is approaching the end of Erdogan’s era. The economic toll of the fires has yet to be assessed, but it is likely to be severe
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Fresh reshuffle speculation as ND centres on migration threat, response
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration to draw a line under what has been a far more difficult summer than it had expected. The devastating wildfires have undermined the image of competence and efficiency that New Democracy has tried.... The destruction inflicted on forests and property (an estimated 130,000 hectares has been burned and 1,800
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Worrying Covid data forces ND to take tough policy decisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand weaknesses in treating patients, especially at hospitals outside Athens and Thessaloniki, has... in the spread of the coronavirus has led to increased pressure on the health system. Nationwide..., in Thessaloniki this figure has reportedly hit around 95 pct, which means that just a handful of beds in ICU
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The case of SYRIZA's fiscal performance
Agorahas behaved relative to this target. Accordingly, what we see in Figure 1 is that Antonis Samaras... and has incurred substantial additional debt. The risks from very high debt have, if anything... in Figure 1 requires reflection and interpretation. This brings us back to the question what has happened
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Questions over handling of rape case turn spotlight on policing and legacy of Greek #MeToo
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe handling of an alleged rape has prompted calls for justice and impartiality over concerns of a potential cover-up, while it has raised questions about progress in the government’s drive to tackle... Year’s Eve by a group of men said to include members of a prominent business family has sparked
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