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  1. Govt forced to back down over Easter travel, turns focus to May re-opening
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for the upcoming Orthodox Easter, but hopes that this will allow schools and businesses to re-open... that the government is aiming for all schools to open on May 10, after the Easter holidays and ahead... would like to open the retail and catering sectors (outdoor seating) immediately after Easter

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  2. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations... contractors. Their numbers have swelled from 3,413 in 2012 to 15,601 at the end of 2017. By far the largest

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  3. Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
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    Society

    in early summer. In June 2019 the number of public sector contractors was 103,213 and in June 2020 it had... in the latter part of 2019, however there was no corresponding fall in the number of contractors. New record

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  4. Drop ‘til you shop
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    Agora

    It seems slightly surreal to be discussing whether shops in Greece should open on Sunday when... by a new law allowing stores in 10 areas of Greece to open every Sunday. Unions representing store owners... at the moment. For them, the 55.5 hours most stores are open during the other days of the week suffice

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  5. Newsletter 8 - 19/12/2014

    Newsletters

    Minister Evangelos Venizelos, has said he is open to ideas that would prevent snap elections... with such an open and frequently declared affection for Greece would surely know that Golden Dawn... or constructive debate about the options open to Greece and the eurozone is stopped dead in its tracks. New

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  6. Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    islands · Bring forward EU visa liberalisation for Turks to June from end-2016 · Open five more... agreeing to open its ports and airports to Cypriot ships and airplanes. However, Ankara is said... negotiating chapters could open as part of a deal on refugees. Nicosia is reluctant for chapters

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  7. Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016

    Newsletters

    still remain open. Two separate draft documents published in the Greek media showed broad convergence... for the government. It is understood that this is a key open issue in the negotiations with the institutions... base. Katrougalos said that one of the open issues regarding pension reforms relates

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  8. Athens seeking Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks as Ankara suggests arbitration for disputes

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    suggesting through articles in the press the need for Greece to find ways to open a dialogue with its... on migrant smuggling. Commenting on the recent threats made by Erdogan to “open the gates” to a new... the “Macedonian brand.” He also left open the possibility of meeting with his counterpart from North Macedonia

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  9. Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?

    Society

    to deteriorate and leaving the borders open to human traffickers. The Ministry of Citizens’ Protection... that it will “open the gates” to Europe for migrants if it does not receive EU and US support to establish a so... courts, while it may also be open to challenge based on EU and international legal principles

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  10. Newsletter 249 -08/05/2020

    Newsletters

    of the government-imposed restrictions were due to re-open. However, in both cases, new rules apply... and other businesses which open will have to limit the number of customers they serve at any given time... that the government hopes the conditions would be right for Greek tourism to begin to open up from July 1. Mitsotakis

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