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PM removes under-fire ministers from posts in late-summer reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicspost, and one where the previous minister was often criticised, rather than leave him out... are designed to placate the party rather than to increase the government’s efficiency. However, as long
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Opposition to vaccines hardens, revealing deep rift in public attitudes
PoliticsGreek Politicshigher among the unvaccinated than the vaccinated. The survey also revealed confrontational attitudes... as a means to pressurise the unvaccinated, rather than to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
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Govt faces fallout from hospital vaccine mandate, as school opening poses fresh challenges
PoliticsGreek Politics, as many reports note, are less strict than the previous year’s. Pupils will return to classrooms... to potential outbreaks, with intensive testing and contact-tracing rather than automatic suspension
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Newsletter 307 - 10/09/2021
year. In the second quarter of this year, GDP grew by more than 16 pct year-on-year. This places... for Greece ranged from 3.3 pct for the IMF to 4.3 for the European Commission. These were all lower than
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Govt grabs opportunity offered by escape clause to entice voters with support package
Economylead over SYRIZA. In the meantime, Greece is enjoying for the first time in more than a decade... down slightly in the budget as it seems that the recovery came sooner than expected. The impressive
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Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy
Societyhave more than doubled since the start of the year, as a combination of external and domestic... the price of carbon more keenly than most, thanks to the country’s continuing dependence on highly
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Opposition questions true scale of PM's handouts, as speculation grows about snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a “mockery” of the young, claiming that ND’s hiring bonus is less generous than the work..., and the better-than-expected revenues from this year’s tourism season give ND scope to flex its
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Unemployment rate down to 14.2 pct in July, lowest since Nov 2010
EconomyMacroeconomy, as still employed if the duration of their absence was less than three months and they continue... balance was positive with 24,395 more hirings than people leaving their jobs.
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July travel surplus of 2.14 bln affirms comeback for tourism sector
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the month, more than tripling year-on-year, from 678 million. Travel payments rose by 103 percent..., however it is much higher than the 640 euros average of 2019. Travel receipts from the 27 European Union
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Some key tasks pending as Greece edges closer to completing post-programme process
Economyhigher than the 500 million target and the end of September completion target now seems impossible... later than planned, affected by court suspensions due to the pandemic. The macro assumptions remain
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