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ND holds on to large poll lead despite growing public dissatisfaction
PoliticsGreek Politicsless than half way into the government’s term. While voters are never keen on early elections.... It is notable that the PM's secretariat has seen its budget more than double, from less than 3
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PM hopes for return to normality by summer, but vaccine progress remains slow
PoliticsGreek Politicsa slow start, the daily inoculation rate has more than doubled and is approaching 20,000 doses a day...”. Vaccinations would have to be administered five times faster than the present rate to hit the target... the pandemic as public order issue rather than a public health issue”, while a spokesman for Communist Party
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Who is left dreaming the European dream in Serbia?
Agorafurther from the EU than it was five years ago. And yet, membership and negotiations did not come up... for the Balkans, which shows that EU membership in Serbia is supported by slightly more than 60... membership would be a good thing. The only country where less than half of the respondents have
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Athens assessing lay of land as Cyprus talks approach and UK seeks new role
PoliticsForeign Policysolution which has formed the basis of negotiations for the island’s reunification for more than four... efficient than the EU in communicating with Ankara. That was the main message Foreign Secretary Dominic... is not at all willing to accept two states rather than a united one within its family – this point is clear
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Govt's management of Covid-19 response challenged again after latest measures, PM’s trip
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than 9 p.m. – and the closure of some stores on the weekend. Not surprisingly, this prompted some backlash as Greeks grow tired of the restrictions that have been in place for more than three.... The number of patients in special ICUs on Sunday rose to 262, with more than six in 10 beds (64 pct) now
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Employment balance positive by 2,338 in January; big drop in both hirings and departures
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 2,338 more hirings than people leaving their jobs... 94,530 departures. That only just makes up more than half the activity seen in the same month of 2020... than departed. Negative balances were for those aged 45-64 (-441) and 64 and over (-394). Broken down
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University bill passes as parties' ideological dividing lines are laid bare
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the main problem afflicting tertiary education is a lack of funding and facilities rather than... or law and order, which critics claim is closer to the hard right than the political centre that Prime... leads a small party called New Right that gained less than 40,000 votes (0.66 pct) in the European
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(Dis)Integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European Union
Agora. But it took more than two years to complete that task. While all countries in the region, except Kosovo... Balkan countries. The example of Croatia has shown that the path to the EU is more important than any... euroscepticism in the Western Balkans. Since 1996, the European Union has invested more than 3.5 billion euros
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Labour market developments in Greece during Covid-19
Agora700,000 persons less than before the euro crisis. It will take a while before the full damage... progress is more durable than spectacular success stories. While the latter is politically more... in well before COVID-19 emerged. This observation deserves closer scrutiny. More than
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Turnover in tourism drops by 57.6 pct in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomy) in the fourth quarter (Q4), a third straight quarter when it dropped by more than half, Hellenic... decreased by 51.6 percent on the back of lower than expected demand. According to the Bank of Greece... receipts than 2019. Payments also recorded a drop of 72.1 percent to 766.2 million euros, which
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