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Govt concerned by virus mutations, encouraged by increase in vaccination rate
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the past few days. As of Saturday, more than 230,000 Greeks had received at least the first jab... for Greeks would result in anything other than a resounding victory for ND. For the second time in a few..., they will be allowed to vote from their country of residence rather than having to return to Greece to cast
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Govt's management of Covid-19 response challenged again after latest measures, PM’s trip
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than 9 p.m. – and the closure of some stores on the weekend. Not surprisingly, this prompted some backlash as Greeks grow tired of the restrictions that have been in place for more than three.... The number of patients in special ICUs on Sunday rose to 262, with more than six in 10 beds (64 pct) now
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Employment balance positive by 2,338 in January; big drop in both hirings and departures
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 2,338 more hirings than people leaving their jobs... 94,530 departures. That only just makes up more than half the activity seen in the same month of 2020... than departed. Negative balances were for those aged 45-64 (-441) and 64 and over (-394). Broken down
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Labour market developments in Greece during Covid-19
Agora700,000 persons less than before the euro crisis. It will take a while before the full damage... progress is more durable than spectacular success stories. While the latter is politically more... in well before COVID-19 emerged. This observation deserves closer scrutiny. More than
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Turnover in tourism drops by 57.6 pct in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomy) in the fourth quarter (Q4), a third straight quarter when it dropped by more than half, Hellenic... decreased by 51.6 percent on the back of lower than expected demand. According to the Bank of Greece... receipts than 2019. Payments also recorded a drop of 72.1 percent to 766.2 million euros, which
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Employment balance positive by 27,233 in Feb; highest since Sept
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was positive with 27,233 more hirings than people leaving their jobs... 71,195 departures. That only just makes up more than half the activity seen in the same month... balance was seen in those aged 30-44, where there were 9,777 more people hired than departed. Broken
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Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
Agorathat the corona virus is "much weaker than the seasonal flu" and that Serbia can develop the vaccine... alone will not help, because there are a thousand times more fake news than videos with smiling..., all employees of the BiH Constitutional Court and more than a hundred Macedonian journalists have
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PM banks on firms bouncing back after lockdown as SYRIZA decries immunity for Covid panel
PoliticsGreek Politicsto an 8.2% contraction last year. This figure was slightly lower than the 4.8% included in the 2020... trying to get the experts to rubber stamp its policies rather than genuinely seeking their advice... much further than this and essentially provides blanket immunity. He suggested that the tweak
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A brief lexicon of the Cyprus issue negotiations
AgoraHere we go again. After a hiatus of more than 3 years, the negotiations for the resolution... discourse of the island for more than 40 years. Federation: The 1960 constitution of the Republic... and of land ownership in the area’. Given that more than 75 per cent of the private owned land
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Tussle over labour reforms shaping up as spark for broader political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsto extend their studies rather than enter the labour market. Patelis later apologised for his comment... questioned about the employment situation. In each case, these numbers were much higher than the EU... and that New Democracy’s popularity might be lower than the domestic opinion polls suggest
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