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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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Economic sentiment rises to 91.9 points in February despite drop in consumer confidence
EconomyMacroeconomy. Compared to last year, the EEI has fallen by 5.8 points. Meanwhile, compared to February 2020, the ESI has decreased by 21.5 points. The EU average ESI stood at 93.1 points for the month. Consumer... year, consumer confidence has dropped by 41.4 points. Industry confidence fell by 0.6 points month
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Economic sentiment rises to 96.9 points in March as all sectors improve
EconomyMacroeconomyto last year, the EEI has fallen by 6.5 points. Meanwhile, compared to March 2020, the ESI has decreased... confidence has dropped by 23 points. Industry confidence rose by 3.1 points month-on-month to stand at -7.5 points. Year-on-year, industry confidence has worsened by 10.6 points. The services index
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Govt in tight spot as opposition questions lockdown easing priorities
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe bad news on Easter travel more unequivocally than any official government source has done... the government has had to face in mapping out its lockdown exit strategy, but it will not be the last... hospital system. At the same time, it has become mandatory for officials to acknowledge the build-up
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PM banks on firms bouncing back after lockdown as SYRIZA decries immunity for Covid panel
PoliticsGreek Politicsbudget. Mitsotakis argued that Greece’s economy has not suffered significant permanent damage due... employees. Nevertheless, the food service sector has voiced concerns about the long-term impact... in a row. The industry has been offered a 300-million-euro support scheme to help the reopening
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Low expectations for progress in new round of UN-led Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyat the Palais de Nations in Geneva, but with no real hope of any substantial progress on a matter that has.... The Turkish Cypriots, for instance, have elected a new leader, Ersin Tatar, who has clarified that he... told Anadolu Agency that the Turkish side has put forward its new policy on the Cyprus issue
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After submitting RRF plan, govt turns to challenges of delivery
PoliticsGreek Politics, calling it “a very important piece of work which has been produced by all of us, a plan which has... the plan, Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis, who has been overseeing the submission... of this positive outcome, the government has decided to expedite some of the programmes included in the plan
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