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PM stands firm on Covid rules as health data deteriorates fast
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted on Monday that his government has no intention... restrictions could be adopted for unvaccinated Greeks. New Democracy has made it clear that it believes... population has been fully vaccinated so far. This approach has drawn criticism from the opposition
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Greek-Turkish relations at standstill as Athens counters Ankara's claims
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey has completely cut off bilateral talks with Greece following a relevant decision... wanted a foreign policy that “had strong character”. Ankara has not only cut off bilateral talks... on the further enhancement of bilateral trade, economy, and tourist projects due on June 24 has also been
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Newsletter 396 - 06/10/2023
ND was handed a convincing win in this summer’s elections. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has... flooding in the region of central Greece following Storm Daniel. Mitsotakis has personally endorsed... in support following this summer’s elections are the Communist Party (KKE), whose support has risen
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Newsletter 400 - 03/11/2023
it first came to power in 2019, New Democracy’s respect for Greece’s institutions has come under scrutiny... of first instance prosecutors that had been working on the probe in the previous months. The file has been..., as the government has argued. Also, last week Rammos spoke to MEPs about his concerns regarding
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Tsipras limits pledges and expectations in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politicsslightly less painful reading than other recent surveys for Tsipras. It still showed SYRIZA trailing..., the steps are: 1) Completion of the next programme review, 2) Defining debt relief measures, 3) Greece’s... on Friday that talks about short-term measures are taking place. The Greek premier made a point of playing
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Unemployment at 27.2 pct in May, hardly changed from previous months
EconomyMacroeconomythe past two years, yet it has more than doubled compared to the May 2009 figure of 24.9 percent... in May from 28 percent in April. The peak of 29.1 percent was recorded in September 2013 and it has.... The number of inactive people - who are not measured in the labour force – continued heading south
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Greek GDP drops by less than expected 0.2 pct in Q2, signalling recession exit near
EconomyMacroeconomyactivity is showing signs of fragile recovery and Greece has started growing, albeit anemically... and soaring unemployment has fuelled Greece’s economic demise. The Medium Term Fiscal Strategy sees household... Product measured in constant prices declined by 0.2 percent year on year, which was better than
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Greek unemployment rate hovers at 27 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure is the lowest since 2011, while has more than doubled over the 24.4 percent posted in June... rate, at 27.6 and 27.5 percent respectively. In contrast, the Aegean has the lowest jobless rate... percent receive the monthly 360-euro benefit. The number of inactive people - who are not measured
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Tourism helps bring Greek unemployment down to 26.4 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure has surged by 910,000, or 3.4 times. As expected, the NSA figures showed a higher monthly... in July and has more than doubled since 2009. The next three age groups (25-34 years old, 35-44... benefit. The number of inactive people - who are not measured in the labour force – continued
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Births rise slightly, divorces fall in latest living conditions report
SocietyThe latest report on living conditions in Greece by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has... since. In 2016, the latest year for which data has been made available, the number of marriages dropped... for vulnerable groups. Material deprivation, measured as the percentage of the population that cannot afford
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