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Despite ongoing budget talks, ND eyes more relief measures in coming months
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the end of 2020. Staikouras argued that a better-than-expected performance on the revenue side... by an average of 22 percent. According to the Finance Ministry, more than 1.1 million taxpayers applied... be paid out in advance, rather than applicants asking to be reimbursed for heating fuel costs, as had
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ND to unveil more economic support as coronavirus restrictions are extended
PoliticsGreek Politics, with more than 115,000 layoffs recorded in the first three weeks of March, whereas 250,000 companies have... that the new criteria for the 800-euro benefit, which is to be paid out to workers that have been put... employees in May and June. For businesses, he added that there is package being put together to offset
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
to express concern about the pressure being put on the national health system. The prime minister’s... at least on the foreign policy front, although it may prove a brief respite rather than a long-term de... of exploratory contacts between Greece and Turkey has to do with talks, rather than negotiations. Conducting
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Who lied about Covid-19 in Serbia, and how?
Agoratrust more friends and family as a source of information during disasters than the mass media... have height greater than the average are twice likely of being infected with the corona virus; also... the beginning of the pandemic. In the same month, the Minister of Health, Zlatibor Lončar, wanted to put
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Awaiting the magic wand that will end the pandemic
Agoraat the helm of health care in Croatia did not come true. To put it mildly, if we are to be mean... Plenković, also announced in April "a little more than 50 percent of vaccinated citizens", albeit... by that time with the bizarre headline: "Excellent news: More than half a million people are fully
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Newsletter 316 - 12/11/2021
reported another record high in daily cases (8,613), which was more than 3,000 higher than the number recorded at the start of this month. The week ended with more than 500 Covid patients being treated... the government and the opposition. The deteriorating situation has put the government under increasing
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Govt holds firm on no lockdown as health system teeters
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a certain amount of surgeries to put off so doctors can deal with Covid patients. According to Economou, no essential surgeries have been put off in Athens. The government official added... than any shortages. He went on to suggest that patients are only placed in ICU when their situation
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
SYRIZA accused Mitsotakis of being too concerned with managing public perceptions rather than... administration. Now that Covid numbers are on the rise again the opposition senses an opportunity to put... that since the start of the pandemic in Greece more than 16,500 people have died after contracting
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Fire on outskirts of Athens puts PM's crisis strategy under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan preventing them, run so deep that the appointment of one person, however capable, is not enough... likened to “coming into a minefield.” The Pendeli blaze will put Stylianides under greater scrutiny... to evacuate their homes, have presented the kind of death toll seen during the Mati fire, when more than
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PM set to avoid kneejerk reaction to poor EP poll result as centre left mulls next move
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the general elections a year ago, was largely due to ND voters staying at home rather than opting... as left wing, taking 33.9 pct of this constituency, which was more than 10 points ahead of the Communist... support had fallen so much since last summer, arguing that SYRIZA’s opposition and the pressure it put
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