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  1. Govt hopes opening of cafes and bars marks next step in return to normality
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and that no more than six people would be allowed to sit together. Georgiadis, who had a run-in with business... beverage industry in Greece employs more than 30,000 people and, under normal circumstances, contributes more than 1.5 billion euros to the national economy. Most of its sales are to bars and restaurants

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  2. As restrictions drop away, Apr travel balance beats even pre-Covid levels
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    was significantly higher than the 3.2 million euros registered in April 2021, it is also higher than the 4.9..., April’s balance is more than double the 211.1 million euros seen in April 2019. Receipts came to 647 million euros for the month, more than ten times higher year-on-year, from 58.8 million euros

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  3. Retail and catering continued to dominate business activity, employment in 2022
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    291,808 in 2021. The vast majority, more than 88 pct, employs 1-10 employees, with another 10 pct.... It is just 780 companies that employ more than 250 staff, with total workers in this category... lead the employer chart with 13 pct of total workers employed, more than 300,000 workers. Catering

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  4. A Greek form of Triangulation

    Agora

    plan very well. It was evident in last summer’s elections, which were more of a procession than... not forced to vote for it. Within less than 24 hours, SYRIZA and PASOK had changed their position... in your favour. The mainstream media scrutiny of the government’s policies is usually nothing more than

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  5. Konstantopoulou dominates opposition politics as PASOK and SYRIZA struggle to make mark

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    than 30 pct since New Democracy came to power, with more voter-friendly measures later this year... than 50,000 euros is something that the government is hoping to implement in the coming months. SYRIZA... pct, but this is 2.3 points lower than in February. Mitsotakis also remains the most popular party

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  6. ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the product of longstanding errors and failings rather than an organised deception that took place on its... garnered more than 3 pct. The percentage of undecided voters remained relatively stable at 8.9 pct. In the projected results, ND gets 28.5 pct, almost two points lower than in May, while PASOK gets 13.1

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  7. Newsletter 503 - 08/05/2026

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    of the unsettled electorate: 25–29% across the two polls. This bloc - larger than any party except ND - signals... as it envisions the scheme being voluntary initially and limited to firms with more than 20 employees... of February. Meanwhile, with the war unresolved for more than two months - despite the ceasefire reached

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  8. Newsletter 510 - 26/06/2026

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    . The organisational build‑out has been rapid. In less than a month, ELAS has attracted tens of thousands of members... on restructured loans, reducing monthly payments for more than 100,000 borrowers. After initial... had been out of work for more than 12 months - nearly double the EU average of 31.5%. This suggests

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  9. Underlining stress on Greek society, suicide rate doubled in first years of economic crisis

    Society

    Since 77-year-old Dimitris Christoulas put a gun to his head a few metres from Greek Parliament and shot himself in April 2012, suicides gained a prominent and painful place in the narrative of the Greek crisis. In a suicide note, Christoulas decried the government and its austerity policies. His

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  10. What is the state of play with Greek banks?

    Economy

    now dominate 95 percent of the domestic market. The bank recap successfully carried out in June put

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