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  1. Deadly factory blast sparks debate on workplace safety

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greek workplace regulations are largely in line with EU standards, enforcement is inconsistent, fines... became known of the causes of the blast. On Thursday, Greek MEPs wrote separately to the European... accountability for working conditions. Five female shift workers died in an early morning explosion

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  2. The refugee crisis and the beast within
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    Agora

    of thousands of people from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.** Until now, Greek society has largely... that Greek society has been more welcoming to the refugees than others in Europe is that Greece has so... working as a translator for an NGO on one of the Greek islands. At the height of the crisis last year

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  3. After landmark return in April, Greece prepares to tap bond markets again
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    Economy

    oversubscribed. The yield was 4.95 percent. According to Greek daily Kathimerini, the government is now planning... on the prospects of the Greek economy. “We welcome the previous bond issuance, and we welcome... 2008. Following the Private Sector Involvement (PSI) in early 2012, the new Greek Government Bonds

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  4. Hotel owners sound warning over Thomas Cook revenue losses
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    EconomyFeatures

    impact of the collapse of Thomas Cook on the Greek hotel sector. The president of the HCH, Alexandros Vassilikos, warned that no Greek hotel would be left unaffected by the demise of the British... to an average of 48 percent of overall turnover for such hotels. For 2019, total losses to Greek hotels

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  5. ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the extreme right-wing elements within the party and Greek society. The opposition party also argued..., who claimed that the Greek police is the “most moderate in the western world.” Georgiadis turned his... that there is no need for a committee to investigate police violence because the Greek police does

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  6. Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the migration issue again. Greek Migration Minister Dimitris Keridis met with his German counterpart Bernd.... The two men also visited the Greek-Turkish border at Evros. The specific border is of huge symbolic value to the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis since it was there, in early 2020, that the Greek

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  7. Turkish unrest gives Greece the shivers
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    Agora

    Greece. From the first minute, the Greek government made it clear that it had no intention of granting.... This was further emphasised by reports last Wednesday that Turkish, and then Greek, aircraft were scouring... not take much – even unintentional actions or gestures could be enough – to make Greek–Turkish relations

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  8. Newsletter 472 - 25/07/2025

    Newsletters

    is necessary following a 350% surge in arrivals from Libya to Crete and Gavdos this year. Greek..., the Greek government has intensified efforts to tackle two of its most vulnerable areas - foreign policy... stance on Libya, reflecting broader unease about the state of Greek diplomacy. Current government

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  9. Move to unite centre left takes next step but potential in doubt

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the 58, plus friends, who are seeking to create a Greek version of Italy's Olive Tree Alliance... for this fragmented section of Greek politics to pull together. The initial signs are mixed. PASOK has given its... with society. The Greek “Olive Tree” is due to hold its founding congress in February and certainly has

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  10. Bank of Greece sees 0.5pct growth in 2014 but warns of political risks

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    once macroeconomic conditions improve and banks effectively manage their NPLs. In the meantime, Greek... from corporate bond markets, share capital increases and EU structural funds or the EIB. Greek banks... recapitalisation last May, Greek banks’ Core Tier 1 ratio reached 10.7 percent. The findings of Blackrock loan

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