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Mitsotakis defends pandemic handling, denies snap election plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the loss of lives was “a tragedy”, but insisted that Greece had fared better than most European... of the government’s recent performance, often appearing more intent on justifying rather than offering
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Newsletter 292 - 09/04/2021
fared better than most European countries, an outcome which he credited to the decision to impose... of next year. This year’s estimate is marginally lower than the one forecast in the previous WEO
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Building permits increase by 6.4 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomypermits for 2020 came to roughly 80 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much of the current building activity also concerns refurbishments rather than new building projects. The vast majority
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Turkey: Multiple policy challenges from all directions
Agoradose of the Sinovac vaccine has been administered to around 11mn people, more than 13% of Turkey’s... of the Armenian genocide has triggered outrage in Turkey, the reaction has tended to have more bark than bite
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Budget primary deficit at 3.42 bln in March, above target by 941 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybudget total revenues stood at 12.5 billion euros for the first three months, lower than the target.... Overall expenditure in the first three months of the year stood at 17.2 billion euros, lower than
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Political wrangling instead of vaccines
AgoraSince March 2020, more than 7,500 citizens have died in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the coronavirus. Currently, about 35,000 people are infected. According to Johns Hopkins data, B&H ranks first... to be used for revaccination of persons older than 65, and they were ruined due to a power outage
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Govt in tight spot as opposition questions lockdown easing priorities
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe bad news on Easter travel more unequivocally than any official government source has done... provide a safer outlet for public socialising than the unregulated parties which the police
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Govt forced to back down over Easter travel, turns focus to May re-opening
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor more than five months in a row. Clearly, the possibility of marking the start of the tourism... the government after leaked minutes of their meetings suggested that ministers, rather than the experts, were
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Low expectations for progress in new round of UN-led Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policy. But many diplomats and analysts think that this might be more complicated than it seems. The same... to indirectly control more than just the northern part of the island. This option, however, goes beyond
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S&P upgrades Greece to 'BB' with positive outlook in expectation of post-pandemic upside
Economy. The debt-to-GDP ratio will remain elevated to more than 200 pct of GDP this year as well, however... rating upgrade if growth surprises positively against the agency’s estimates or is stronger than peers
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