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Govt scurries for effective Covid-19 response as opposition finds more holes to pick
PoliticsGreek Politics. Opposition pounces This is one of the issues which the opposition seized on to argue that the current... to announce any specific measures for churches and turning a blind eye to mass gatherings, such as the one... expressed its concerns about the latest measures, with representatives arguing that one in three
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Govt toughens stance on campus security after university raid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA photo of the dean of one of Greece’s top universities being humiliated by a group of self-styled anti-establishment protesters has caused outrage in the academic community and resulted in calls... been one of ND’s flagship election pledges, and one of their legislative priorities since coming
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BoG insists on need for bad bank, sees EU funds boosting recovery from 2021
Economyin the following year. The bank presents two alternative scenarios, a milder one that recession does not exceed 9 pct and a more severe one that sees a stronger and longer impact of the pandemic, where... assisted by a large securitisation of one systemic bank and are down by 48.5 billion euros since
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Attention turns to economic activity, support measures as Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins
PoliticsGreek Politics, to receive one of the small first batch of vaccines to arrive in Greece as part of the European Union’s... Ranking, which suggested that Greece is one of the worst countries in which to ride out the pandemic, slipping to 50 out of 53, down 19 places from a month earlier. He noted that Greece’s one-month case
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Greece extends territorial waters in Ionian, hopes for deal with Albania
PoliticsForeign Policywith neighbouring countries is one of the main aims for Athens in 2021, diplomatic sources note. The first move... waters is one of the issues that Turkey is seeking to examine within the framework of the exploratory... side as one of its diplomatic achievements in 2020. In his interview with Parapolitika weekly
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Retail sector re-opens as govt examines further support for businesses
PoliticsGreek Politicsby one more month. According to Kathimerini, the Finance Ministry is devising a support plan for businesses that will be rolled out in three stages: One up to April, the second until the end of the year... in the first months of the new year. One of the reasons that the government decided to allow certain
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Who is left dreaming the European dream in Serbia?
Agorain the process of EU integration. One of the consequences of that process is that democratization...' support for Serbia’s EU integration process. The last one was conducted in December 2019. The results... enlargement policy and attitude towards potential future members. So, on one hand, there was the French “Non
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North Macedonia's road to Brussels: Breaking the vicious cycle
Agora, which is now in the forefront of the accession agenda. Thus, one of the key conditions... Economic Area (implying a new, not the existing, one). No one even tried to think through how
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Somewhere in the middle: Kosovo's delicate relations with the European Union
Agora-recognizers in its relations with Kosovo. In general, this has been one of the key factors in impacting... from an easy diplomatic endeavour for the union. One of the key challenges derives from the stark... 9% answered that they believe that Kosovo will never manage to become an EU member. One may wonder
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Some sad lessons the Western Balkans can learn from Bulgaria's EU Journey
Agoraofficial is as likely to take a bribe as a Russian one. The Nations in Transit Report by Freedom House... it or not, there is an actual “happiness survey” by Eurostat — the latest one shows that only 35% of Bulgarians are happy... place as planned. In this light, one may doubt if the EU has taken any lessons from the latest
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