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Stricter Covid-19 restrictions mulled, but Greeks warming to vaccine
PoliticsGreek Politicsof half of daily Covid-19 cases (313 of 716 on Thursday) has sparked speculation that the greater Athens..., will be delayed. The local media has speculated that the night-time curfew could begin at 6 p.m., rather than... has stressed, via alternate spokesman Aristotelia Peloni, that it trying to “stay a step ahead
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PM aims to press ahead with reform agenda in face of scandals and pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the coming weeks, and the PM’s office has made it clear that it wishes to pursue a “rich legislative programme” right up until the end of June 2021. Top of the agenda is a labour reform bill, which has...’s image, which has been tarnished by missteps in handling the pandemic and has received a further
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Covid worries bring more wear and tear for govt, but no momentum for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeaths in Greece now stands at 7,701. This dire situation has cast doubt over the government’s next... about how useful the scheme would be. However, SYRIZA has now accused ND of trying to favour German... that Siemens is the only European firm that has received approval for its self-tests and that the terms
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The unbearably slow vaccination process in Croatia
Agoraimplemented 'half way through'. The vaccination has accelerated somewhat over the last two weeks... with deliveries to the European Union. And Croatia, like all other member states, except Hungary, has agreed... that it has recently been a year since Croatia, like many other countries, entered the first
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Productivity developments in the Greek public and private sector
Agorathe public sector because the private sector is bigger (has more weight) than the public sector... recovery in 2013/2014, but this was aborted around 2014/2015, and has declined since. For the whole period 2001-2020 (end-to-end), productivity in Greece has almost not changed. The private sector responds
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Labour compensation and productivity in the EU-27 and Greece
Agorafrom the “income side.” The production--or supply--side tells us how much has been produced...” by the government increases: “productivity” has increased simply because of a wage increase. In the private... hour worked in 2020. In the private sector the increase has been 1.4 percent a year
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ND anxious about impact Afghanistan tumble will have on migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach to the migration issue has primarily been dictated by the fear of alienating its voter base. ND’s focus has been on reducing the number of asylum seekers reaching Greek shores and trying... of Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarakis has advertised over recent months the decline in migrants
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Quo vadis Germany? Sunday's elections leave many questions in need of answers
Agoraparliament in Berlin. The Bundestag now has 734 MPs against 709 MPs in 2017. This number sets a new.... The 40-year-old Annalena Baerbock has been a member of the Bundestag since 2013. Apart from working... has never left the Green Party ecosystem for any other professional experience. Among voters she
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Zaev's departure leaves ties with North Macedonia in balance
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe European Union’s failure to offer the Western Balkans guarantees for full EU membership has had... as both North Macedonia’s prime minister and leader of the ruling SDSM. This has left Greece’s... by lack of progress with regards to EU membership, a reaction against the name agreement has begun
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Administrative changes unveiled as PM's technocratic pledge is tested again
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government has announced a series of changes among its general and special secretaries, while also... that the ruling centre-party has repeatedly ignored its pledge to create a more streamline administration... with politically moderate experts has led to mixed results. This has been most evident in the difficulties
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