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  1. ECB makes Greece eligible for up to 12 bln in bond purchases amid market frenzy
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    Economy

    investment grade. However, the ECB has decided to end Greece’s exclusion. “A waiver of the eligibility... weeks has been felt across the yield curve, with the 5-year benchmark going from testing the zero... with a yield of 3.75 pct. Greece does not have any urgency to tap markets any time soon. The PDMA has

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  2. PM increases coronavirus support package to 10 bln, while sounding dire warning to public
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to what has become a familiar cautionary tale in the government’s public messaging. Noting that “the government’s arsenal of measures has been almost exhausted,” the prime minister entreated... Strategic Reference Framework (ESPA) investment and structural funds. The 800-euro income support has

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  3. PM orders lockdown as opposition focusses on health system's capacity

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    rose by 128 over the weekend, has heightened fears about whether Greece’s public health system can cope... of the areas where his government could, in due course, face criticism. SYRIZA has already highlighted... hirings, including 8,500 permanent staff. It has contrasted this with the cuts made by New

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  4. ND to unveil more economic support as coronavirus restrictions are extended
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    that are eligible for emergency benefits. The crisis has created a new volatile labour market... and 6 pct VAT on hotels. However, all this has to be balanced against the available public finances. The Finance Ministry has a difficult balancing act as it must also take into account the economic

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  5. Govt mulls tighter controls on movement, seeks to boost health supplies and Covid-19 tests
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , the head of civil protection Nikos Hardalias has taken to describing the hunt for supplies... operates Piraeus Port. The government of the UAE has also donated a planeload of supplies. Greek... smaller batches of protective equipment on a voluntary basis. The health ministry has given assurances

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  6. Medics highlight weaknesses in frontline care as parties debate emergency measures
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government has announced it will step up checks on highways and at ports and airports ahead of Greek Orthodox Easter next Sunday to ensure it keeps a lid on the coronavirus outbreak, which has... in Greece has not dampened the calls for an improvement in the country’s capability to deal with cases

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  7. Snap election scenarios circulate as ND's pandemic response fuels surge in polls
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with the inevitable political cost. This has led observers to speculate that Kyriakos Mitsotakis will seek re... and accusations of vote suppression. A public which has sacrificed its Easter celebrations along... that his responsible handling of the pandemic has earned him and his government a great deal of trust

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  8. Govt trails transition out of lockdown as training vouchers stir controversy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the rate of new infections in Greece has continued to slow over recent days, it is clear... of the facility’s occupants and employees. The hotel, which houses 470 asylum-seekers, has been placed under strict quarantine. Meanwhile, the government has put together a special task force focussing on ways

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  9. Renewed concern over East Med as Turkey aims to resume drilling
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    video conference on Thursday by the Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. So far, the EU has condemned... and of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus.” Athens has also noted that “it confirms, once... in the region.” Nobody, apart from Turkey, disputes this line, but it has not proved particulalry

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  10. PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19

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    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced the gradual relaxation of the lockdown that has.... This was summed up in the tweaking of the official slogan, which has been “We stay home” over the last... to class from May 18. There has been no final decision yet on whether primary schools will reopen

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