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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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Construction revels as economic sentiment, consumer confidence rise further in April
EconomyMacroeconomyyear, the EEI has increased by 3.5 points. Meanwhile, compared to April 2020, the ESI has dropped... confidence is now just 2 points lower compared to April last year. However, it has some distance to cover... confidence indicator has worsened substantially by 18.7 points. Retail trade also improved by 4.5
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Slide in press freedom rankings casts spotlight on govt relations with media
PoliticsGreek Politics, the distribution of public funds to the media during the pandemic has attracted criticism from other... allegations of bias and lack of transparency in its distribution - the government has allocated an additional... and that of another journalist, however the charges do not appear to relate to this allegation. The case has
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Under scrutiny, government defends vaccine strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsrecord has come under scrutiny despite a recent increase in the rate at which jabs are being... under greater scrutiny. The government has been trying to defend its performance on vaccinations... that Greece has administered at least one dose 25% of the population, which is almost five points below
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Loosening of restrictions on expat vote fails to secure Parliament's approval
PoliticsGreek Politicscitizens voting remotely has failed to gather the 200 votes required in Parliament. The result has been... campaign targeting Greeks abroad in the early autumn. A pilot voter registration website has so far... 50,000-100,000 registrations. Polls A new poll has added to the pattern of recent findings, yielding mixed
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