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Greek government goes digital under lockdown, as more coronavirus clusters emerge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coronavirus crisis has not been entirely without its positives for Greeks, one of which has.... The launch, which was brought forward by two months as part of the emergency measures, has been praised... of the areas which has rapidly gone digital is medical care. Greeks are now able to benefit from
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More fiscal measures, restrictions on movement mulled by govt as it rides high in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey pre-paid, a measure for which the government has set aside 1 billion euros as it tries to boost... in order to prevent the coronavirus spreading is costing the budget 6 billion euros a month. Spending has been increased by 3.5 billion a month and revenues has dropped by 2.5 billion, according to SEV’s
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics” by not introducing measures to allow parliament to convene during the lockdown. Parliament has been holding live sessions with drastically reduced numbers, but has not made use of remote conferencing... to postpone votes on major legislation until parliament has returned in full. Emergency measures
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Economic sentiment, consumer confidence plummet in April as construction takes worse hit
EconomyMacroeconomy, the EEI has worsened by 5.6 points. Additionally, compared to April 2019, the ESI has decreased by 2.7... month-on-month and came to -32.6 in April. Compared to April 2019, consumer confidence has shown... confidence has fallen by 4.7 points. Industry confidence is currently at the lowest it’s been since June
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Gloomy preliminary results for Aegean as state support talk gathers pace
EconomyFeaturesGreece’s national airline, Aegean Airlines, has sounded the alarm over its first quarter (Q1.... Gross cash at the end of Q1 came to 465 million. Aegean Airlines noted that it has secured new working.... However, the company has indicated that it will need further state support in the coming months despite
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ND braces for deeper economic impact from Covid-19, mulls more assistance
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the coronavirus on the Greek economy has moved down the political agenda for now. Nevertheless... the pandemic has taken on the local economy becomes clearer. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said... to have their tax pre-payment returned. This is one of the measures the government has adopted
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More flights land at airports, but tourism expectations remain grounded
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday suggests that the government has a strong approval rating overall but that voters... earlier in the pandemic no longer apply even though Athens has signed an agreement with the TUI... satisfied with the government, while the opposition has yet to make its mark. Carried out
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Approval of street protest law a potential source of political tumult
PoliticsGreek Politicsnumbers 22 MPs, on Friday. All eyes are on whether this has caused an irreparable rift within...) in the opinion polls, its status in Greek politics carries some significance because it has held... the last few days to show a slight narrowing of the large lead New Democracy has over SYRIZA. Support
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Turkey's Aegean moratorium eases tension as Berlin tries to foster talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey has decided to suspend for the time being planned research for oil and gas reserves in areas... in an interview with CNN Turk. Kalin reportedly said that Turkey’s President has told his aides to “put... is a positive development for us. The Greek government has always said, and continues to say
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Economic sentiment at 90.8 in July, consumer confidence slips
EconomyMacroeconomyhas worsened by 7.4 points. Additionally, compared to July 2019, the ESI has decreased by 15.8... points month-on-month and came to -34.7 in July. Compared to July 2019, consumer confidence has dropped.... Year-on-year, industry confidence has fallen by 15 points. The services index improved by 12.6 points
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