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The unbearably slow vaccination process in Croatia
AgoraWhen the first delivery of the vaccine against COVID-19 finally arrived in Croatia in the early morning hours of 26 December 2020, the scene was a bit anticlimactic – the director of the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) Krunoslav Capak solemnly welcomed a small cardboard box that was big
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post of national security advisor, with a mandate to formulate national security strategy and build the National Security Council, a new body created by the p...
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government does not seem set to abandon its hopes of further relaxing restrictions on economic activity next week even though the Covid-19 data continues to look alarming. On Tuesday, a record 4,340 new coronavirus cases were recorded as the number ...
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Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe next steps in Greece’s gradual emergence from a six-month lockdown are set to be confirmed on Wednesday, although Covid-19 numbers have eased only marginally and there are doubts about the tourism sector’s ability to capitalise on the official reope...
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Implementation snags hang over ambitious post-Covid recovery plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s national plan to allocate EU Recovery & Resilience funds is moving apace at the planning stage, but appears to be stumbling at implementation. With the post-covid stimulus package emerging as more key to economic recovery than ever in light of ...
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Qatargate scandal centred on PASOK MEP Eva Kaili may have given ruling New Democracy some respite from defending its administration against mounting evidence of a domestic spying operation, but an investigation by the EU prosecutor into one of its o...
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign Policystressed that the UAE was again deploying its air force in support of allies that share its strong opposition to Turkey’s attempts to extend its military reach in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya. Abu Dhabi’s strong opposition to these attempts was reiterated this Wednesday, November 19, in a joint
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Athens and Ankara keep eyes on domestic audiences as talks continue
PoliticsForeign Policyambiguity of positions. Mitsotakis's government has received strong criticism from the nationalist faction... with Greece. The remarks sparked strong reactions in Athens. Greek diplomatic sources reaffirmed... continental shelf and the area involved in the Turkey-Libya Maritime Memorandum. It is clear
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Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign Policythat “through a consistent, strong and principled foreign policy, Greece is further increasing its... of the UN Security Council for the period 2025-2026. “We will start giving a strong geopolitical... Turkey submitted at the international organisation the so-called Turkey-Libya Memorandum (2019
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Newsletter 106 - 10/02/2017
deficit increasing at double-digit rate of 11.8 percent. Fall in apartment prices eases in Q4 Fall in last quarter is the slowest since early 2009, when prices dropped for the first time Apartment prices... drop rate since Q1 2009, when the apartment prices index fell for the first time. Compared
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