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Microsoft deal welcomed as Greece vies for more foreign investments
EconomyFeaturesMicrosoft has announced plans to create three data centres in Greece in a much-needed boost... of the investment has not been disclosed, but the prime minister said that the data centre would bring long-term... in the years to come. “By a substantial margin, this is the largest investment Microsoft has made in Greece
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Dendias issues reminder for EU and Turkey ahead of December council meeting
PoliticsForeign PolicyCouncil.” It was the first time the Greek Foreign Minister has made such a statement during the period... the ongoing situation in the East Med. During the last few months, Ankara has not only been using the Oruc Reis as a tool to put pressure on Greece, but has also promised from time to time its
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Political world unites behind victims of sex abuse, but remains divided over policing proposals
PoliticsGreek Politicssports official has brought unanimous support from the country’s political world and calls for sweeping reforms to the conservative world of competitive sport. In what has been widely described... Becatorou has encouraged other athletes, public figures and ordinary women to come forward with reports
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Retail sales drop by 8.6% in 2020 as e-shops prosper but many sectors suffer
EconomyMacroeconomyand their overperformance has helped mask the dour situation in the sector. During the last quarter of last year, when... quarter of last year, just as Greece began exiting from the first lockdown. The industry has been.... This situation has forced the authorities to earmark most of the total annual support budget of 7.5 billion
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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek Politics300,000 of those having received both doses. This means 8.5% of the Greek population has been vaccinated, against an EU average of 7.3%. However, the vaccination process has brought some negative publicity... to both being suspended by ND. This is not the first time the ruling party has faced criticism
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Athens draws up Turkey strategy after EU Council, Biden input
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has already begun to plan its new strategy by trying to predict Ankara’s moves following..., the Council’s statement regarding Turkey is considered a small victory since the EU has finally adopted... has included certain pre-conditions for any progress related to the positive agenda which is under
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Mitsotakis faces press in attempt to defuse criticism over wildfire handling
PoliticsGreek Politicsis seen as a concerted effort by the government to address the criticism it has faced over...” once the crisis has subsided. The prime minister rejected several times the accusation that he had... the 500-million-euro package of emergency relief, the government also has at its disposal funds already
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policyto Antonio Guterres in which he has said Greece has breached “her solemn treaty obligations” in those... the claim has been put forward to a high diplomatic level. Additionally, Ankara is linking... of maritime zones or any future relevant negotiation. The Turkish envoy has told Guterres
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KINAL launches leadership contest to settle internal disquiet ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, centre-left KINAL, currently third in the polls, has announced the dates for its leadership elections in December. The party has been led by Fofi Gennimata since 2015, when it was still in its... in 2009, and with its polling figures stalled at around 6 pct over the last two years, Gennimata has
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Tear gas instead of vaccines
Agorathan health protection measures and its authoritarian rule, has continuously lost both credibility..., and it is one of the reasons why Ljubljana has turned into a city of protests in the last two years... it is not used, and Sweden has suspended it. In Slovenia, the government even encouraged choosing the Janssen
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