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  1. Return to school marked by protests over education bill
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , the numbers of returning pupils were higher than expected, according to a spokesman from the teachers.... By the government’s own figures, fewer than half of state school pupils participated in online

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  2. Lockdown reduced spread of Covid-19 by 80 pct, research indicates
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    Society

    than the baseline by only 5 percent. Visits to workplaces were 19 percent lower than the baseline

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  3. Greece issues new 10 yr bond as investor appetite returns
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    Economy

    and similar levels to the one achieved in January. The issue attracted more than 215 accounts led... than 85 pct of the allocation, with fund managers taking up 59 pct, followed by banks at 21 pct

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  4. OECD sees economy shrinking by 8 to 9.8 pct, depending on whether virus returns
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    are expected to be less severe than the crisis period of 2009-2016. Specifically, the organisation noted... scenarios, unemployment is forecast as increasing further in 2021 rather than reducing, and reaching

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  5. Building permits increase by 10.2 pct in March

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    the coronavirus take hold. Total permits for 2019 came to roughly 82 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much of the current building activity also concerns refurbishments rather than new building projects

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  6. EU report sees Greek population shrinking, ageing over next decades
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    Society

    of demographic change in Europe is that Europeans are living longer than ever before and are spending more years.... At the same time, Europeans are having fewer children than before. A fertility rate of 2.1 children per

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  7. Unemployment drops to 16.2 pct in Q1, excluding furloughed workers
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to be employed if the furlough period is less than three months or if they receive more than 50

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  8. ND feeling fiscal pressure as row over media handouts rumbles on
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    these interventions. It will have to agree a primary surplus target of less than 2 pct of GDP next year... Macedonia was publicised, it was done transparently and via public services rather than a private

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  9. PMI rises to 49.4 points in June as manufacturing resumes
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , but this was at drastically lower rates than that seen at the start of the year. New export orders also fell marginally... charges to attract customers. "Despite being much weaker than earlier in 2020, business confidence

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  10. More flights land at airports, but tourism expectations remain grounded
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    than 200 flights from abroad were due to land at Greek airports on Wednesday, boosting businesses... of the public administration and health care, where more than 60 pct of respondents have a positive

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