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Officials order wider use of masks as upward trend for Covid-19 cases continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe use of face masks for debates in Parliament became compulsory on Wednesday as Greek authorities try to re-instill a sense of caution in the public after seeing the number of coronavirus cases rise significantly this week. The decision to make MPs an...
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Added layer of complexity to Greek-Turkish relations in wake of failed coup
PoliticsForeign Policyto deliver visa-free travel for its citizens by October. Athens is already on alert as there has... will probably coincide with the EU's decision to grant, or not, visa–free travel to Turkish citizens.... After all, the Greek government is keen to keep its communication channels with Ankara open in order
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Newsletter 124 - 23/06/2017
but the ministry did not give details of who he would meet while in the city. In other economic news, travel... payments recorded a rise of 38.1 percent to 236.6 million. This resulted in the travel surplus falling... stuck at 20 percent. This highlights the size of the task Tsipras has ahead of him in order to win
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Greece braces for potential impact of coronavirus on key economic sectors
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKey sectors of the Greek economy are expected to suffer the effects of reduced travel and trade due... in the coming tourist season. The impact of restrictions on travel out of China is already being felt... in Greece is already in the order of 60-70 percent, and is expected to rise. Expectations for the 2020
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More flights land at airports, but tourism expectations remain grounded
PoliticsGreek Politicstravel agency, which aims to bring 1.5 million visitors to Greece. An example of how expectations have... this year is to secure 4 billion euros in travel receipts, compared to 18 billion in 2019. Until... view. This is followed by foreign policy, law and order and local government. New Democracy is doing
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Newsletter 343 - 24/06/2022
. Greece also spends more on the public sector, defence and public order, while it spends less... euros, with the oil deficit jumping three times to 3.53 billion euros. The travel balance will improve the picture in the coming months, with the travel surplus at 633 million euros up to April, from
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Newsletter 442 - 22/11/2024
to adjust course over the coming months in order to keep his MPs on board. He will have to convince... euros last year. The travel balance showed a surplus of 3.39 billion euros, from last year’s figure of 3.1 billion euros. Travel receipts came to 3.58 billion euros, from 3.32 billion euros
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Air traffic blackout and trimming of university registers open new fronts for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsand strategic risks for a country whose skies are a vital corridor for European and international travel... and whose geography makes air travel essential, the incident appears more than just a technical failure... the rolls, government officials say, brings order, improves planning, and restores credibility
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Newsletter 12 - 23/01/2015
parties to amass 11 percent in order to secure 151 seats. percent, which is much higher than its potential... need the non-parliamentary parties to amass 11 percent in order to secure 151 seats. A figure as high... receipts from the EU. The services’ surplus rose by 128 million mainly due to soaring travel receipts
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
on the implementation of the zero-deficit clause on supplementary pensions in order to address the notable deficits... advocating for months that the EU had to resettle refugees from Turkey in order to reduce the numbers... the border. But Greek authorities had only made limited progress in convincing refugees not to travel
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