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Public's disenchantment grows as ND struggles with Covid-19 challenge
PoliticsGreek Politicsin terms of the Greek public’s overall support, the government has been losing the confidence of voters... has risen to 40 pct compared to a low of 13 pct last September. Just 19 pct say they are better off
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Epiphany crowds strengthen churchs's hand and intensify lockdown dilemma
PoliticsGreek Politicsfollowing a week of strict measures. A stand-off between the Church of Greece and the government over... to present themselves of defenders of the church, with Greek Solution’s Kyriakos Velopoulos
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Unease over political pressure on experts accompanies rumours of stricter lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsare 64% occupied, while in Thessaloniki occupancy has eased off to 34%. According to the information... and to set an example to the public. Vaccination cannot be made compulsory under the Greek constitution
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IMF expects modest recovery, lingering debt but primary surplus to return swiftly
EconomyMacroeconomyWithin the context of its Spring meetings, the IMF updated its macroeconomic and fiscal estimates for Greece in the World Economic Outlook and the Fiscal Monitor publications. The Fund sees the Greek... estimate for a 8.2 pct GDP contraction last year. Greece is seen coming off deflation this year
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PM banks on firms bouncing back after lockdown as SYRIZA decries immunity for Covid panel
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis indicated in a televised interview on Thursday that he expects Greek businesses to bounce back strongly once the pandemic is under control, ensuring... like restaurants will be able to pick up where they left off and will not have to dismiss any
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ND unveils labour bill as parties line up for head-on clash over reforms
PoliticsGreek Politicsconsistently denied that workers will be worse off under its proposals, insisting that they will be given... that have been submitted so far, around 1.7 billion euros could be pumped into the Greek economy
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Anger over wildfires grows as PM prepares lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politicsrife with attacks on the government, including the trending of the “Mitsotakis Fuck Off” hashtag... some aligned to the ruling centre-right party - have increasingly being voicing to the Greek media
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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek Politics, but officials say that there has been insufficient time since August for this initiative to start paying off... and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, noting that the latter spoke at an event where
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Tsipras issues rare MP ouster, focusses on pinning ND down over ICU data
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot to allow ND and Mitsotakis to exclusively claim that they represent moderation in Greek politics. The SYRIZA president believes that his party has to round off its edges and tone down its rhetoric
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Credit expands by 1.3 pct in Dec as loan balances drop by more than 31 bln in 2021
EconomyMacroeconomyCredit movement in the Greek private sector increased by 1.3 percent year-on-year in December, from a rise of 1.1 percent in November, and 0.9 percent in October, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures... the total drop in the balance during 2021 by 31.48 billion euros as banks shift loans off
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