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  1. Approaching Golden Dawn verdict shines spotlight on Greek politics, justice
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to commit acts of violence. Michaloliakos has consistently argued that the case against him is politically motivated. Their conviction would be seen as the final blow to the party, which has already... approaches, the pressure has been mounting on the courts, with politicians across the spectrum calling

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  2. Athens, Ankara dally over date for talks as Maas prepares fresh visit
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    has not been set yet despite the withdrawal of the Oruc Reis research vessel from maritime area... it will be the host country of this new round of talks that the European Union has been seeking... to begin. Athens and Nicosia do not regard it as a coincidence that Turkey has decided to withdraw both its

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  3. Covid-19 inflicts minimal wear and tear for ND as opposition struggles to profit
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    remains low in comparison to many other European countries, has led to the authorities taking more... are not satisfied with the government’s approach to dealing with Covid-19 has gone up to 40 pct, from just... that the concern about the disease has eroded the public’s confidence in the government compared to a few

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  4. Economic sentiment dips to 91 in November as consumer confidence continues to slide
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . Compared to last year, the EEI has fallen by 6.1 points. Meanwhile, compared to November 2019, the ESI has decreased by 17.1 points. The EU average ESI stood at 86.6 points for the month. Consumer... last year, consumer confidence has dropped by 41.5 points. Industry confidence deteriorated by 3.4

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  5. Vaccination scheme gearing up as more jabs arrive, but some scepticism persists
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the inoculation programme is in full flow. Meanwhile, the Health Ministry has been laying out a three... and a bishop. The government has been hoping that a highly visible launch to the vaccination, including senior... of the vaccine, Velopoulos has adopted an extremely cautious stance, refusing to accept the vaccine until

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  6. Athens gears up for exploratory talks with Ankara after long hiatus
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Kougiou, who has served as an Ambassador to Ankara, and Ifigeneia Kanara who is currently... Kalkavan, will also be part of the team. He has an excellent knowledge of technical issues as he has taken part in many talks over Confidence Building Measures between the two sides and has worked

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  7. PM reins in rush to re-open economy as vaccines proceed slowly
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Mitsotakis has indicated that he wants 17,500 jabs a day to be conducted by the end of the month... of February. He has argued that the slow pace has been dictated by the meagre number of doses arriving in the country until now. Nevertheless, Mitsotakis has tried to put himself, and his government

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  8. Economic sentiment declines to 90.7 points in January as construction and retail strengthen
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    . Compared to last year, the EEI has fallen by 7.4 points. Meanwhile, compared to January 2020, the ESI has decreased by 18.8 points. The EU average ESI stood at 91.2 points for the month. Consumer... last year, consumer confidence has dropped by 33.2 points. Industry confidence rose by 0.3 points

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  9. Minister's clash with catering sector highlights pitfalls ahead as pandemic squeezes economy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as the coronavirus has knocked the 2021 budget off track after just the first month of the year... that the situation since the start of the year has evolved worse than expected and that the closure... about the fiscal restrictions the government faces. He noted that Greece also has as a high debt

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  10. University bill a source of friction but govt unlikely to be ruffled
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    There has been further reaction to the government’s education bill this week as Education Minister... law, which has caused controversy partly because of the proposed creation of a new department... to be allocated to universities from the state budget. Another aspect of the proposals that has stirred a reaction

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