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Govt mulls tighter controls on movement, seeks to boost health supplies and Covid-19 tests
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government is striving to convey the message that traditional Easter celebrations will have to be set aside... as a “battle”, as the surge in global demand is driving up prices and exhausting stocks. In one instance..., equating to roughly around 1,500 tests per one million people. The number puts Greece behind Germany
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Despite satisfaction with Covid-19 numbers, govt not eyeing let-up in restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government in the awkward position of advertising its apparent success in tackling the virus on the one hand... on tackling the impact of the pandemic “than to beat Alexis Tsipras one more time and end his... continues to try to chip away at the government’s lead. After announcing its own set of proposals
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Newsletter 247 -10/04/2020
the virus on the one hand and, on the other, having to repeatedly bat away any suggestions about... of distancing measures, while the police intervened to disperse one gathering, a move condemned for its... has set aside 1 billion euros. The firms that claim the money back will have to repay it to the tax
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Snap election scenarios circulate as ND's pandemic response fuels surge in polls
PoliticsGreek Politics, the country looks set to avoid the devastating healthcare crisis visited on many of its European partners... of events a scenario for snap elections, less than one year into ND’s term in government. Such a scenario... as cynical and deluded. One doesn’t have to look far to see the controversy aroused by the prospect
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Survey sheds light on sentiments in lockdown, as govt backpedals on voucher scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicsa government U-turn on support for professionals looks set to tarnish its reputation for competence... is likely to have a lasting impact on lifestyles at least in one respect, and that is the increase..., at least one of whom was revealed to be a convicted fraudster. For the opposition, the voucher fiasco
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Economic diversification vital to Greece's post-coronavirus future
Agoraand cumulative basis. One area where Greece has not escaped though, is the economic contraction..., hotels falling silent, airports all but closed, and international trade set to fall anywhere between... 14,000 workers, room for growth one would suspect. Greece geographical position, freight
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School re-opening decisions postponed amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor schools reopening, which had provisionally been set for September 7. In her announcement.... Touloupaki became one of the key figures in the furore over the Novartis bribery case after New... figures. The prosecutor is quoted as saying to associates that she was becoming “the number one target
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
the pandemic becomes the number one policy challenge from the government. His televised address came... discussion about whether the authorities acted promptly, New Democracy unveiled a set of tax breaks... one, acknowledges that the pandemic has placed enormous pressure on the economy, the authorities
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Flooding, Covid-19 threat in Athens dominate ND's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicswarned that Athens is “one step away from being in the red zone.” There were 410 new cases over the weekend, but this number is set to rise substantially on Monday as Petsas revealed that 243 migrants... to 338. One of the senior doctors at the Sotiria hospital in Athens said on Sunday that she is extremely
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Newsletter 273 -13/11/2020
In an unexpected move on Friday night, Moody’s upgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch to ‘Ba3... scale and is just one notch behind Fitch’s. Fitch is two notches below investment grade, while S&P... to pay 10 percent of their regular payment with the programme’s duration set at nine months. The scheme
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