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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
than a third, according to some polls) is sceptical or completely opposed to the vaccines..., and others putting the estimate at more than 5,000. The protesters, many carrying Greek flags, while... is smaller than those seen habitually in Greece, including at the recent anti-labour law rallies
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Govt prepares ground for unvaccinated to face penalties
PoliticsGreek Politicsahead. However, given that the number of new Covid cases shot up to more than 3,500 on Tuesday... said that more than 500,000 people in this age group have booked vaccine appointments so far. Tsipras... of vaccines by seeking to punish the unvaccinated rather than convince them to get the jab.
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PM cautious about extending compulsory vaccinations
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore than 46 pct of the general population, while more than 10 million jabs had been administered... is much lower than among doctors and nurses – out of roughly 155,000 educators, 46,500 have reportedly
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Employment balance positive by 24,395 in July on tourism hires
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 24,395 more hirings than people leaving their jobs in July..., where there were 32,271 more people hired than departed. For those aged 30-44, there were 8,976 more departures than hirings. Broken down by employment activity in each sector, the highest positive
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Budget primary shows deficit of 9.08 bln in July, beating revised target despite revenue shortfall
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros which was 738 million euros lower than its monthly target. State budget total revenues stood at 29.4 billion euros for the first seven months, lower than the target by 666 million euros... execution bulletin due on August 25. Tax refunds came to 2.49 billion euros, lower than the target by 15
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ND anxious about impact Afghanistan tumble will have on migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsto move on as many people as it can. The conservatives feel that this line, which is tougher than... the civil war in Syria, when more than 1 million asylum seekers reached the Greek islands... a much more liberal position on the migration issue than New Democracy, even though opinion polls
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Budget primary confirms deficit of 9.06 bln in July, beating target
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros which was 723 million euros lower than its monthly target. State budget total revenues stood at 29.5 billion euros for the first seven months, lower than the target by 651 million euros, or 2.2 percent. Tax refunds came to 2.49 billion euros, lower than the target by 15 million euros. Broken
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Govt seeks ways to keep classrooms open in face of Delta variant
PoliticsGreek Politicsvaccination appointments. The coverage is lower among junior high school students, with fewer than one... that more than half a class would have to test positive for Covid-19 for lessons to be suspended, while... the news of Polakis’s vaccination was received with amusement rather than applause, made worse when
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PM announces extensive measures to build on recovery, counter inflation and put govt on track
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat following the latest GDP data, the government now expects the economy to grow by 5.9 pct rather than... generous than reports over the last few weeks had suggested. It also included several measures that had... a parliamentary majority to any party gaining more than 39 pct of the vote through the awarding of bonus
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We can't ignore population shifts within the European Union
Agora, there may be 4 million more inhabitants in the Netherlands, rather than the 1.4 million loss in the 2019... population, and was more population dynamic, than the north-west group (Figure 1). Since the 1990s... in refugees, than others (as is already the case among EU member states). I assume that most agree
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