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Newsletter 253 -05/06/2020
on how to protect staff. the government’s own figures, fewer than half of state school pupils... the plan to reopen Greece’s airports to foreign travellers. The minister faced criticism from... by the EU’s Aviation Safety Agency EASA, and would be under constant review. Theoharis stressed
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OECD sees economy shrinking by 8 to 9.8 pct, depending on whether virus returns
EconomyMacroeconomyThe latest OECD economic outlook as of June 2020 takes stock of Greece’s position in light... area’s GDP is expected to contract by 9.1 percent. Under a double-hit scenario, the contraction... percent in 2021. If there is a second virus outbreak later in the year, Greece’s GDP is forecast to fall
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Pressure grows for transparency on ND's media handouts as PM outlines investment goals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis’s government, as the voices calling for full transparency are intensifying. Meanwhile... of the party at a delayed conference in autumn. The government’s reluctance to reveal the sums distributed... to publish “all the information that pertains to Greek citizen’s money.” Meanwhile, SYRIZA leader
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ND forced to compromise over demonstration bill, feeding SYRIZA's claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsdemonstrations after objections were raised by Parliament’s scientific committee, not just opposition parties... of these concerns were backed up over the last few days by Greece’s bar associations... the constitutional framework. Parliament’s scientific committee expressed similar concerns, noting that apart from
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Summer season looks under threat as revenues fail to materialise
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s efforts to restart its vital tourism sector and capture revenues from the peak, which... time, concern has been growing over the number of imported coronavirus cases that Greece’s trickle of air and road tourists have been reintroducing to the country. Greece’s strategy had been to open
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PM wades in on Turkey dispute as Covid-19 threat grows at home
PoliticsGreek Politics. The theme of the Greek leader’s speech was in line with the messages coming from Athens over the past.... Significantly, Macron added that he has decided to strengthen France’s naval presence over the coming days... and the fact that he communicates in Greek. Wednesday’s announcement was tweeted in Greek as well
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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsItalian authorities are planning for the new school year. Shortly after Kerameus’s comments... not have to pay to be inoculated against the virus. Again, the PM’s intervention came after... of the spike. This was in keeping with the government’s stance, which has been to attribute the increase
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WWF sets out road to green economic recovery in post-Covid landscape
EconomyFeaturesWWF Greece has released a blueprint for Greece’s green recovery which outlines a number of steps for the government to take to improve the country’s environmental profile. Demetres Karavellas, CEO... it intends to use those funds. WWF’s report addresses the plan that the government needs to submit
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Conclusion of Golden Dawn trial unlikely to usher in greater political unity
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty’s downfall, received a life sentence. Some commentators in Greece see the conclusion... to draw a line under a decade of extreme political and social turmoil, triggered by the country’s debt crisis. In their eyes, Greece’s economic collapse unleashed many negative forces, such as populism
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PM to announce new measures as second Covid wave gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday, marking a new daily high since Tuesday’s 667 confirmed infections. The critical numbers have... in northern Greece, and particularly the country’s second largest city Thessaloniki... was upgraded to level 3 on Greece’s Covid alert system, along with the cities of Larissa and Serres
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