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Reshuffle back on the cards as PM unveils plans for Greek industry
PoliticsGreek Politicsfocussing on the one-year anniversary of the New Democracy government on July 7. Industrial... an agrarian one to an industrial one, and argued that the imperative is now stronger than ever. Industry
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BoG highlights how Covid-19 compounds legacy issues and structural challenges
Economy. The greatest one is posed by a second wave of the pandemic, which could lead to the adverse scenario... of their balance sheets, which in turn would delay the recovery of investment is one of them. Banks... restore their balance sheets. One such solution that BoG is working on is an Asset Management Company
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Clash over refugees in central Athens prompts warnings of far-right resurgence
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Athens. One particular flashpoint emerged at Victoria Square, in a run-down area near the city centre..., these local face-offs constitute a warning of worse things to come if tensions are left unchecked. One..., “pitting one (disadvantaged group) against the other” and “stoking a civil war” between these groups.
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Officials order wider use of masks as upward trend for Covid-19 cases continues
PoliticsGreek Politics. Reshuffle Theoharis is one of the ministers whose position is not considered completely safe ahead... in a few more women into the cabinet and to inject some expertise in certain areas. One of the other aims..., who is currently responsible for fiscal matters, is seen as one of the likeliest candidates to head
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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policyto Cairo. However, Greek diplomatic sources claim that the deal with Egypt nullified the one between Ankara... to the unofficial map leaked by Greek diplomatic sources one could say that this is an agreement of multiple...) and the one with Albania (2009) that was never applied. The significance of the agreement is that it secures
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Poor prospects for new version of Greek-Turkish 'earthquake diplomacy'
PoliticsForeign Policycountries have suffered from earthquakes in the past, and in 1999 one such event brought the two countries closer. In August of that year, the Greek government was one of the first to send search and rescue... of that time, George Papandreou and İsmail Cem rekindled bilateral ties. Greece became one
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Govt toughens stance on campus security after university raid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA photo of the dean of one of Greece’s top universities being humiliated by a group of self-styled anti-establishment protesters has caused outrage in the academic community and resulted in calls... been one of ND’s flagship election pledges, and one of their legislative priorities since coming
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Attention turns to economic activity, support measures as Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins
PoliticsGreek Politics, to receive one of the small first batch of vaccines to arrive in Greece as part of the European Union’s... Ranking, which suggested that Greece is one of the worst countries in which to ride out the pandemic, slipping to 50 out of 53, down 19 places from a month earlier. He noted that Greece’s one-month case
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Greece extends territorial waters in Ionian, hopes for deal with Albania
PoliticsForeign Policywith neighbouring countries is one of the main aims for Athens in 2021, diplomatic sources note. The first move... waters is one of the issues that Turkey is seeking to examine within the framework of the exploratory... side as one of its diplomatic achievements in 2020. In his interview with Parapolitika weekly
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Retail sector re-opens as govt examines further support for businesses
PoliticsGreek Politicsby one more month. According to Kathimerini, the Finance Ministry is devising a support plan for businesses that will be rolled out in three stages: One up to April, the second until the end of the year... in the first months of the new year. One of the reasons that the government decided to allow certain
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