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Vaccination scheme gearing up as more jabs arrive, but some scepticism persists
PoliticsGreek Politicsanother 100 million doses from the manufacturer. Greece is also in line to receive 240,000 doses... it is “100% safe” and accusing the government of putting the public in danger by manipulating public... information campaign to promote vaccination, there has so far been little evidence of one, other than
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Newsletter 285 - 19/02/2021
wildfire in 2018, which resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people. At the time, New Democracy... they burnt 100 people,” said the minister. His comment provoked a furious response from SYRIZA. Raised..., though Kathimerini reported, citing unidentified sources, that so far there have been 30 applications
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Warnings of post-holiday Covid surge, continuing wildfires store up risk for ND
PoliticsGreek Politics, but the hospital directors in Crete were reporting close to 100 pct capacity in their ICUs... has so far affected around 6,600 hectares of vegetation and built-up areas. New Democracy continues..., leans heavily on SYRIZA’s record based on the 2018 Mati fire in which more than 100 people perished
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Discussion over PEPP, SGP draw attention to rising yields
EconomyFeaturesattention as far as Greek public finances and debt levels are concerned is the consultation period... of the debt threshold to 100 pct, from 60 pct currently. It also proposes keeping the 3 pct of GDP... the proposal appears more flexible at first, for countries with debt levels above 100 pct
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Newsletter 420 - 12/04/2024
technocratic credentials, Kasselakis has so far failed to make any inroads into New Democracy’s voting base..., and with polls showing it heading in the wrong direction in less than 100 days, Hatzidakis is keen... promised farmers the permanent reintroduction of the special consumption tax on fuel, at a cost of 100
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Unpaid taxes for September fall to 1.03 bln but up 56.5 pct so far this year
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter peaking at 1.42 billion euros in August, the monthly rate of Greece’s unpaid taxes dropped to 1.03 billion in September, according to data provided by the General Secretariat of Information Systems (GSIS) on Tuesday. The September figure is simila...
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Greece and lenders far apart on foreclosures as housing NPLs keep rising
EconomyProgrammeThe protection of primary homes from foreclosures emerged as one of the key areas of significant difference between the Greek government and the institutions during the 3-day visit of the quadriga mission chiefs to Athens last week. The issue also came ...
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Greek tax wedge remained far above OECD average in 2015
EconomyMacroeconomyThe tax wedge in Greece remained well above the OECD average in 2015, according to the OECD Taxing Wages 2016 report released on Tuesday. OECD defines tax wedge on labour income as a ratio with the numerator equal to the sum of personal income tax plus ...
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SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect
AgoraThe picture from the first meeting between Alexis Tsipras and Panos Kammenos in January 2015, after SYRIZA’s election victory was a sign of things to come. The pair’s idiosyncratic alliance is coming to an end now, having lasted longer than many observe...
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Survey finds only 60 pct of hotels operated in the year so far
EconomyFeaturesThe Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) has released a new survey of its members which shows the troubled state of Greece’s hotel sector in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. It found that only 60 percent of hotels operated during the year to date. Reg...
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