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High Covid-19 death rate leads to lockdown extension but fails to dampen vaccine scepticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has extended the national lockdown until December 7 as the number of deaths... November, which has accounted for more than half of all deaths in Greece since the pandemic struck... of the country, has not led to a significant drop in the number of cases being reported
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Covid-19 data controversy rumbles on, as opposition probes on transparency
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso been suggestions that rivalries between key agencies involved in the pandemic response has... on Health Minister Kikilias. Kikilias, who had taken a back seat during the first wave, has come to the fore in recent weeks as the pressure on the healthcare system has intensified. Extension New
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Athens angling for tougher EU stance on Turkey ahead of summit
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government has launched another series of diplomatic contacts ahead of the European... Aksoy stressed that “Turkey has been in favour of dialogue with Greece without preconditions. In fact... on December 1. Government sources say that the two men assessed the current situation. Paris has recently
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PM on defensive over Covid-19 stance as debate rages over testing
PoliticsGreek Politics, political pressure on the government has intensified, with opposition parties issuing daily statements... profit”. KINAL leader Fofi Gennimata has also taken a strong stance, accusing the government... the criticism he has received for his personal behaviour, after photographs of him posing maskless during
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BoG insists on need for bad bank, sees EU funds boosting recovery from 2021
Economyand the second lockdown, which has been in place in Greece since the first week of November. Naturally, the macroeconomic outlook has deteriorated and BoG now sees in its baseline scenario the economy... and 5 pct, whereas the adverse scenario has more modest growth in 2021 of 3.2 pct and 4.5 pct in 2022
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Athens wary as exploratory talks with Turkey approach
PoliticsForeign Policyof the demilitarisation of the Greek islands. Athens has publicly reiterated that the only difference between Greece... with concrete agreements. This has been the case for the last 60 rounds of talks in the past. Whether the re... of a two-state solution. The disentanglement of the Greek-Turkish dispute from the Cyprus problem has
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PDMA highlights improving debt profile, targets 8-12 bln in new issues for 2021
EconomyGreece’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) has issued its debt strategy for 2021, in which... the reliance on short-term T-bills by 800 million. Cost of borrowing has reached historic lows, at 1.15 pct... market has increased by 219 pct, thanks to the actions of the ECB through PEPP. The investor base has
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PM mulling reshuffle to get political project back on track in 2021
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSpeculation about an imminent cabinet reshuffle has resurfaced in the Greek media, although Prime... on Tuesday that as Covid-19 cases are dropping and the vaccination programme has begun, this might... 608,000 pensioners. The PM has reportedly set four main priorities for his cabinet: The vaccination
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Govt faces fresh pressure over Covid-19 decisions amid slow start to vaccination scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicsscientists. Mitsotakis response has until now been the government’s line of defence in the face... committee on Covid-19 to be published – a request that has been repeatedly rejected by New Democracy...) and 405 patients receiving intensive treatment. Vaccination Greece has started to publish daily
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Epiphany crowds strengthen churchs's hand and intensify lockdown dilemma
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe sent to churches. There is no doubt, however that the government has painted itself into a corner..., centrist voters. The government’s ambiguous stance, meanwhile, has allowed politicians on the right... in and around churches has led many in the medical community to sound the alarm over the potential
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