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Athens "Great Walk" plan scaled back amid criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn ambitious plan to pedestrianise large sections of Athens city centre has been scaled back... will not be carried forward, the mayor has already announced that he will be focussing on a redesign of Panepistimiou Street, one of the major avenues of the capital which has been the subject of several proposals
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Govt gears up for arrival of Covid-19 vaccine amid virus flare-up in some areas
PoliticsGreek Politicsa working class area with numerous large workplaces, suggesting that there has been a failure... of consciously allowing safety for workers to be compromised, noting that New Democracy has failed to provide...) and law and order (47 vs 21). Both are issues that the government has invested heavily in as far
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Athens prepared to be patient after resumption of Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policythe tension that has afflicted Greek-Turkish relations over several months. There is a public debate in Greece... talks. In his interview, Dendias stressed that “Greece… has no reason to fear any dialogue based..., Greece has every reason to continue supporting its European perspectives. At the end, it is Turkey
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Relaxation of lockdown considered despite worrying Covid data
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Greek public has become fatigued and that this is having political consequences. On Tuesday... that this number has surpassed 600. Similarly, the 59 deaths from Covid-19 recorded on Tuesday... interpreted as a sign that some Greeks are growing restless because of a lockdown that has been in place
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe lifted. The government has also indicated that Greeks will be able to travel within the country... and control the media. The opposition party denies this and has hit back by arguing... the opposition’s trustworthiness, which has not recovered since the election defeat in 2019, regardless
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PM removes under-fire ministers from posts in late-summer reshuffle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinistry, where he will serve as deputy minister. Mitsotakis has decided to create a completely new... over compulsory Covid vaccinations. However, it has also been noted that the addition of Plevris to the government is another nod to the hard right by Mitsotakis, who in previous years has tried
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PBO highlights exceptional factors supporting recovery, cautions against complacency
Economyand inflation has creeped up, reaching 1.2 pct in August, starting to reflect some of the price hikes..., with potential reversal of policy that has led to the lowest borrowing costs on record. The PBO draws attention... and deal with the impact that pandemic has caused on public finances and debt. The PBO recommends
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Rival economic plans leave voters unimpressed amid uncertainty over new Covid surge
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the economy. The latest opinion poll by Pulse for SKAI has been welcomed by supporters of the conservative..., however, has shrunk since July when the same figures were 42 versus 24 pct respectively. Opinions... coverage levels. According to ECDC data, just under 59 pct of the total population has received
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Hooliganism poses familiar set of challenges for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof city rivals PAOK after a derby match between the two teams. The incident has been one of the leading... of priorities during the 2019 election campaign. It has shown its intentions to deal with what it saw... Athens neighbourhood of Exarchia. However, its critics argue that it has been completely
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High prices top list of political concerns as dissatisfaction bubbles under surface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has few, if any, policy options left in its arsenal to combat rising prices. There is evident..., meaning there has been a decline of more than five points in the last seven months. The recent turbulence has been exacerbated by the situation in Ukraine. Again, the government is trying to assure
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