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Greek housing market at new juncture as Covid-19 shakes foundations
EconomyFeaturesthe trend. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a chilling effect on the sector, as it has on most areas... fell by 74 pct between 2007 and 2014. Starting in 2017, there has been a slow recovery, led by Athens...-term trends, the increase in construction permits has been credited to a freeze on VAT brought
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Heading for talks with Turkey, Athens sets expectations low
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter several weeks of high tension in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, Greece has confirmed... for a breakthrough are low. “The resumption of exploratory contacts between Greece and Turkey has to do... government has long been highly sceptical about whether Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has
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EastMed, defence and energy dominate Pompeo's visit, leaving Athens satisfied
PoliticsForeign Policy. The US has had an interest for some time in upgrading its naval presence in Crete’s Souda Bay. Pompeo’s... expeditionary sea base, the USS Hershel “Woody” Williams. The ship has a capacity for four helicopters on its...-to-military relationship has been enhanced significantly.” He described Greece as a “true pillar
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Newsletter 270 -23/10/2020
Greeks will now agree that justice has been served with the most senior figures of the party behind... leader said that public health is now the number one priority. Since the summer, SYRIZA has argued that ND’s approach to Covid-19 has been too lax and muddled, especially in terms of the re-opening
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Economic sentiment up to 92.3 in October, consumer confidence drops for fourth consecutive month
EconomyMacroeconomyyear, the EEI has edged down by 0.4 points. Meanwhile, compared to October 2019, the ESI has..., consumer confidence has dropped by 37.1 points. Consumer confidence has declined for four consecutive... points. Year-on-year, industry confidence has fallen by 10.4 points. The services index improved
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Surge in Covid-19 deaths as work on adjusted 2021 budget nears completion
PoliticsGreek Politicsout, was roughly equal to half the deaths Greece has registered since the virus emerged. Between... to stymie the virus, the government has closed down primary schools. The move has drawn complaints from... keep schools open. This has been obscured to some extent by the political row that has broken out
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Alarming Covid-19 numbers fuel opposition's criticism of ND's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsof concern is the fact that the number of patients that have been intubated has risen to 540..., which has been hit worst by the virus and where a mobile treatment unit is being set up outside... be transformed to only accept Covid-19 patients. Despite the precarious situation, the government has put
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Govt tries to fend off claims of disarray in Covid-19 reporting, coordination
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been providing incomplete data, and even that a dual system for recording Covid-19 cases has been used. The reports claim that this has led to friction between the head of EODY, Panagiotis... friend of Kikilias who was instrumental in his appointment, has come under scrutiny before
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Govt struggling to keep coronavirus threat at bay
PoliticsGreek Politicsare set to continue online lessons for the rest of December. The ruling New Democracy party has been... are not convinced by the government’s narrative. SYRIZA has also made an issue of photos and videos... “because he is a human being.” Although the government has consistently tried to deflect any
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PM identifies pending pensions as key problem, while row brews over media law
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has identified clearing the pensions backlog as one... retires. He admitted, though, in the remote meeting of ND’s parliamentary group that this has proved... credibility. Although the government has created a new electronic platform, Atlas, to help achieve
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