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Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
borders than any European country. Mitsotakis blamed public laxity during the second lockdown... came to 1.3 percent for the year, lower than the average increase noted in 2018 which came to 7.6... by 1.04 bln month-on-month as debtors rise New tax debt totalled 4.94 billion, lower than the figure
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Structural considerations for a prosperous Greece
Agorahas higher fertility rates than other euro zone countries). Further afield, Africa is the world’s..., transparent, and flexible. This is excellent advice, but easier said than done. A danger exists.... And a smaller economy has consequences: look no further than fiscal deficits and public debt incurred
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PM dismisses possibility of snap elections, sets out vaccine flow
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be productive and efficient, and to hold this up as its standard, rather than its political beliefs... calling elections sooner rather than later (especially as it would make it easier to overcome... to have helped contain the virus, noting that the current epidemiological data is much better than
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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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Govt concerned by virus mutations, encouraged by increase in vaccination rate
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the past few days. As of Saturday, more than 230,000 Greeks had received at least the first jab... for Greeks would result in anything other than a resounding victory for ND. For the second time in a few..., they will be allowed to vote from their country of residence rather than having to return to Greece to cast
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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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