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IMF raises outlook on Greek debt sustainability to merely 'uncertain'
Economy. Overall, the IMF’s view has not substantially changed on Greece after more than one year... has a long-standing estimate of the country’s long-term growth rate at under 1 pct on average..., though the IMF noted that progress has been made in securitisations through the Hercules Asset
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Reshuffle speculation resurfaces, swiftly dismissed by government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof snap elections later this year. While Mitsotakis has rebuffed such suggestions, the conjecture around this issue has not died down completely. In fact, the indication in last week’s Skai TV poll that there has been a slight rise in New Democracy’s support since last month rekindled the chatter
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Parties gear up for confrontation over labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsplace on Wednesday. Last week’s general strike has added to the tension over the bill and reports... for a “counter-offensive” against New Democracy. The local media has taken this as a sign that he plans... of most of its provisions. The government has flatly rejected the claims that the bill will lead
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan break ice, look for calm summer
PoliticsForeign Policydevelopments in Cyprus and the statements Erdogan has said he will make on July 20. The meeting between... applications have been rejected by the Greek authorities. The Greek request for the returns has been pending since last January, while the European Commission has also intervened, without result
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Vaccination scheme gaps identified as Greece prepares to discard masks
PoliticsGreek Politicsas part of the further loosening of Covid restrictions, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has..., Stella Kyriakides, Mitsotakis noted that Greece has now administered more than 7.5 million jabs... close to 43 pct have received at least one jab. The uptake so far has been patchy in terms of geography
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Delta variant shifts goalposts for tourism season and vaccinations
PoliticsGreek Politicson proof of vaccination with the Sputnik vaccine, which has not been approved by the European Medicines... applies to UK arrivals. Russia has been an increasingly significant source of visitors to Greece... as originally intended. The Greek PM has said that he does not see reason for further restrictions
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Covid rears its head again as ND reaches halfway point in tenure
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the country which has been vaccinated.” This comment drew some criticism, with political rivals... responsibly. However, during his interview, the premier also admitted that his party has had challenges... the smoking ban soon after coming to power, which many argued would never work but which has been adopted
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Scrutiny over mandatory vaccines puts govt on tricky ground
PoliticsGreek Politics. Nevertheless, the decision to clamp down on unvaccinated staff has caused a stir and puts New Democracy... to be vaccinated, although Interior Minister Makis Voridis has suggested that there is no discussion... its stance vis a vis healthcare workers has been contrasted with its ongoing mollycoddling
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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
. Nevertheless, the decision to clamp down on unvaccinated staff has caused a stir and puts New.... The government’s decision to toughen its stance vis a vis healthcare workers has been contrasted with its ongoing mollycoddling of the Church of Greece. New Democracy has shied away from either criticising
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Fighting fake news is a "to be or not to be" battle
Agora". At the same time, it was announced that a "Covid-19 Response" website has been created at the end of March 2020. WHO also has launched the Mythbuster website called "Tips for the public about... of international "fact-checkers" that has a cooperation agreement with Facebook (since last August
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