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Govt lines up strike legislation to follow brief pause after budget vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. The strong performance of tax revenues is seen by the government as a vindication of its belief... speculation in the local media that Mitsotakis may announce more relief measures in his speech before.... Nevertheless, if there are more funds available, Mitsotakis may be tempted to use them before the end
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What will it take to reverse the Greek 'brain drain'?
Society(the differences between the surveys may be due in part to different sampling methodologies). By way of comparison... observations find quite close corroboration in labour market statistics. There is strong evidence... by Greeks. An injection of foreign skilled labour may not be as popular politically
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Hotel industry sees investment in high-end units, but hampered by seasonality
EconomyFeaturesThe Greek hotel sector reported strong performance in 2019 as revenues rose by 7.3 percent year... taking place in the summer months. Hotel prices from May and August, which represents the start.... Occupancy rates were highest for five star categories between May and August. August clearly represents
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Fifth post-MoU review concludes successfully, EC highlights public investment, NPLs as areas of concern
EconomyProgrammepercent this year. The outlook remains broadly positive, with strong signals from business... to 20 percent. In May 2020 Greece is due to submit the new Medium-term Fiscal Strategy (MTFS.... In between, the government should have cleared the sixth review due in May. This will include the new
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More fiscal measures lined up as Covid-19 seen shaving up to 0.9 pts off 2020 growth
Economya very strong shock to the system that will be reversed within the third quarter. Tourism One... Enterprises (SETE) fears that the crisis may last until the end of May. As a result, it is asking
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Govt looks for formula to re-start tourism as calls intensify for support of entertainment sector
PoliticsGreek Politicshave suggested that countries like Greece, Israel and Austria may also be able to benefit from..., and the unavoidable need for strong government support to stave off the worst-case recession scenarios..., the government is also looking at allowing the reopening of restaurants within May
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ND holds on to large poll lead despite growing public dissatisfaction
PoliticsGreek Politics. A poll conducted by Marc for Alpha TV gave ND a strong lead against SYRIZA, with 38.6 pct against 20..., the unfolding situation with the pandemic may be adding to their reluctance. The jaded interpretation put on the reshuffle suggests that they may be even less charitable in their views of such political
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Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
Societyof 2,739 in May 2019. During the transition to ND in July 2019 the number dropped to 1,710... to a ballooning of contract staff numbers. While some of these may have plugged genuine staffing gaps... note the structural issues bedevilling the country, which will require a strong state capacity
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsin such confrontations. Opinion polls since the 2019 elections tend to show that the government has strong backing... with Koufodinas regarding his transfer. This may explain why the prime minister has personally steered clear..., to the Citizens’ Protection Ministry last May but never received a response. In terms of overall support
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Govt banks on uptick in vaccines over coming months aiding return to normality
PoliticsGreek Politics) in April, 2.4 mln in May (1.55 mln Pfizer, 450,000 AZ, 300,000 J&J and 100,000 Moderna) and 3.1 mln... the end of May. According to reports, the European Commission projects that by the end of June, Greece... of the conservative administration’s strong managerial credentials. The scheme has run relatively
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