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Economic sentiment at 88.5 in May, consumer confidence begins to stabilise
EconomyMacroeconomyhas worsened by 16.7 points. Additionally, compared to May 2019, the ESI has decreased by 13.9 points. The EU average ESI stood at 66.7 points for the month. The index has now fallen to the lowest... month-on-month and came to -33 in May. Compared to May 2019, consumer confidence has shown
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Refugee housing deadline puts spotlight back on migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politics. The households in question are former asylum seekers whose refugee status has been confirmed and who have been... in reception centres. The Migration Policy Ministry has made it known that the refugees must leave... deadline has also created tensions within the governing party. In a meeting which took place earlier
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Covid-19 lockdown, slump suppress electricity demand and edge out lignite
EconomyFeaturesfell at a slower rate of -6.9 percent. More striking still has been the effect of falling demand... to the Greek electricity has been hovering around 30 percent in recent years, from 70 percent in the early... that has increased further in recent years due to high price of carbon permits. When demand is low
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Parties jostle over economic data, public still backs ND approach on pandemic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe publication of preliminary GDP data for the first quarter of the year has sparked a war... poll published on Thursday suggests that New Democracy still has a large lead over SYRIZA and continues... of the pandemic. The opposition party has argued since March that New Democracy is not being bold
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Tsipras struggles to revive and repackage SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsof voters, has not yet materialised for SYRIZA. Opinion polls continue to show the left-wing party.... Although the honeymoon period has ended for Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with his government facing resistance... in which Greek authorities handled the public health challenge posed by Covid-19 has earned the prime
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Visit to Cairo underlines Greek aims to reach maritime deal with Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policy, the Greek foreign minister was also received by Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Greece has been..., Egypt has kept the same negotiating team since then. Both sides have different approaches... to explain to the Egyptian political class and the country’s citizens the problems that Turkey has been
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Bill to regulate demonstrations stirs opposition reaction
PoliticsGreek Politics, the draft law has prompted accusations of authoritarianism from the opposition. The bill is one of several... for the prevention of violence. Reactions The opposition’s reaction to the bill has been vociferous, accusing... for protests dates back to that era, and while it has never been implemented it has also never been
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Clash over refugees in central Athens prompts warnings of far-right resurgence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe controversial removal of refugees from temporary accommodation has caused tensions... and the governing New Democracy party has led to renewed criticism of the government’s treatment of refugees..., which has historically served as a meeting point for recent arrivals in the country. Earlier in July
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Govt, experts sound alarm over risk of Covid-19 control being lost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA steady rise in new Covid-19 cases has prompted the Greek government to intensify its warnings... infections has increased significantly in the last two weeks to 6.1 per 100,000 inhabitants from 4.2 per... of hand” if measures are not adhered to. Tsiodras noted that the infection rate R has increased to 1
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School re-opening decisions postponed amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicshas become the latest challenge for the government in Athens. On Monday, Education Minister Niki...” if the circumstances are not right. The final decision on the date has been postponed to September 1. Kerameus appealed.... The decision to reopen schools and under what conditions has attracted a great deal of debate
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