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Vaccination scheme gearing up as more jabs arrive, but some scepticism persists
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe 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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Athens gears up for exploratory talks with Ankara after long hiatus
PoliticsForeign PolicyKougiou, 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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PM reins in rush to re-open economy as vaccines proceed slowly
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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Economic sentiment declines to 90.7 points in January as construction and retail strengthen
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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Minister's clash with catering sector highlights pitfalls ahead as pandemic squeezes economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsas 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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University bill a source of friction but govt unlikely to be ruffled
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere 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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PM tries to contain Covid confusion as protests on education and lockdowns intensify
PoliticsGreek Politics, which has been criticised for its slow start, saying that he expected 1.7 million people... in the greater Athens area, and 17 deaths, while the number of serious cases in ICUs has been steadily... to go into strict lockdown. Greece has carried out 446,780 vaccinations to date, and is to start
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Greek #MeToo claims snowball amid accusations of political cover-up
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the arts, and prompting accusations of political cover-ups. The Greek #MeToo movement has claimed its... to his appointment in 2019. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has sought to distance the political... “wanted” posters featuring his face in central Athens. The case has come to highlight some
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Newsletter 285 - 19/02/2021
because such incidents have been more limited in scope and impact, the centre-right government has... has sought to distance the political leadership from the allegations, insisting that no named... complaints within the cultural institutions has allowed the minister to distance herself from
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MPs urge govt to focus on vaccines, relief as it gets entangled in #MeToo claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsis that the government has to focus on rolling out the Covid-19 vaccines as fast as possible and must provide Greek... has increased this week, surpassing a daily average of 21,000 compared to around 17,500 previously... vaccination certificates are now available online for anyone who has received the jab. Tourism
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