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Govt weighs up stricter measures to suppress Covid-19, talks up vaccine hopes
PoliticsGreek Politicsinfection clusters have been recorded. A number of areas have been put under emergency measures... the meeting, the Civil Protection authority sent an emergency SMS warning of increased Covid-19 spread risk... reshuffle, which saw the appointment of a new deputy minister for mental health. Petsas said
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PBO highlights pandemic impact on economy, sees 2020 recession of 8.5 to 9.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomydecline of 63.3 pct in transport equipment, while machinery also saw a drop of 6.7 pct. On the other... period last year. PBO notes that 8 billion can be attributed to emergency fiscal measures to deal... and prudency as the ECB’s emergency measures, which are supporting borrowing costs now, will come
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Stricter Covid-19 measures on the way, as pressure grows for national lockdown
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis to announce a new month-long action plan to tackle the spread of the virus. An emergency... lockdowns by France and Germany, coupled with the upcoming emergency EU summit on Thursday on the subject... when they do so. SYRIZA attacked the chair of the expert committee for what it saw as a defence
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Greece to enter second lockdown as govt faces criticism over 'total failure'
PoliticsGreek Politics. Wednesday saw Greece hit new daily highs in the spread of the virus, with 2,646 new infections, 18... an increase in emergency income support for workers on suspended contracts and the long-term... reaching its limits at the start of the second wave. SYRIZA is calling for an ambitious emergency hiring
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek Politicsin daily infections on Tuesday, with 4,608 new cases. Wednesday saw a further 3,273 new cases and 42... are obliged under an emergency law to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by September 1, or face suspension... lined up for the vaccine mandate are the emergency services, which have some of the lowest reported
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Newsletter 334 - 08/04/2022
comments followed emergency meetings earlier in the week, which were held as part of the government’s..., as Greece currently lacks the strategic storage capacity to meet the emergency reserve rule recently...) that presented a new baseline and adverse scenario that saw GDP growth dropping to 2.75 pct, from 3.6 pct
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Dispute over hospital doctor shortages rages as minister makes controversial Turkey comments
PoliticsGreek Politicsemergency rotas, but the initiative has not been received well by medical professionals. Georgiadis said... offered to pay a 1,000-euro bonus to private doctors who volunteer to help cover emergency rotas... as “invaders”, Georgiadis saw an opportunity to raise his own profile by making comments that would
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed Parliament with a raft of emergency migration measures. He announced... Venizelos also criticized the use of emergency powers to suspend asylum proceedings. In his address... the Tempe train tragedy. PASOK and Course of Freedom saw smaller shifts—PASOK rising 0.5 points and Course
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Newsletter 307 - 10/09/2021
that are heavily reliant on tourism services and saw their economies suffer last year as international travel... and secutirisations. Trade The trend that saw the trade deficit start to widen from March this year, just... and beverage sector saw prices increase by 3 pct. There were hikes in various food stuffs, ranging
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Newsletter 461 - 09/05/2025
by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February and March, reaching 13.4 pct... saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap between the two parties is slight... asked whether they saw the next general elections as an opportunity to cast a protest vote, 77 pct
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