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Greece among hardest hit in Covid-related drop for European arrivals
EconomyFeaturesThe European Travel Commission (ETC) has examined tourism trends in the light of the second... and that this continues to be a problem as the second wave hits. “The disparity of approaches adopted.... The decline in Dutch visitors was the second sharpest for Greece with Montenegro again showing
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign Policy, this week in what was his second trip to the UAE in 2020 after an earlier one in March. A lot has happened since then that has dictated the need for a second official visit of the Greek premier to the UAE... by Mitsotakis, who was accompanied by several ministers on his second trip: Foreign Minister Nikos
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Newsletter 274 -20/11/2020
to climb as the country grapples with the second wave of the pandemic. On Thursday, the total death... at heart, by trying to ensure a protest-free anniversary amid Greece’s second lockdown. The leftist... Commission (ETC) has examined tourism trends in the light of the second coronavirus wave and found
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Retail sector re-opens as govt examines further support for businesses
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor businesses that will be rolled out in three stages: One up to April, the second until the end of the year..., stabilisation in the second quarter and strong growth in the second half of the year. The first phase..., deferral of obligations and staff furloughs. The second phase includes facilitations in dealing
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Govt concerned by virus mutations, encouraged by increase in vaccination rate
PoliticsGreek Politicsbarely started vaccinations. Second, it encourages countries to cut corners, thus risking a break... of competence and efficiency – as occurred with the shaky handling of the second pandemic wave in November... for Greeks would result in anything other than a resounding victory for ND. For the second time in a few
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Under scrutiny, government defends vaccine strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen conducted by May 11. Out of those who took them, 109,885 people came forward for a second test... is following a process which means that the first dose is only administered if the second has been secured. He.... He also rejected the claim that tourism contributed to the second wave of Covid-19 in Greece, arguing
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The case of SYRIZA's fiscal performance
Agora, and Varoufakis was replaced by Euclid Tsakalotos as the new finance minister. But then, the second SYRIZA..., if one ascribes to the benefits of such a cautious fiscal rule, then the second SYRIZA government... of the economy. When labor governments got a second turn at governing in the 1990s, many had changed
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Newsletter 323 - 14/01/2022
his TV interview that the second increase to the minimum wage would come on May 1. The minimum wage was raised by 2 pct on January 1 and the conservatives had promised a second increase at some point this year, but this was expected to come later than May. This week, SYRIZA had called for the second
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Govt lines up new handouts to fight inflation as SYRIZA moves to election footing
PoliticsGreek Politicsa second round of Fuel Pass applications, which offers subsidies for petrol and diesel. The new Fuel... clear that he will seek an immediate second vote under the enhanced proportional representation system that his party voted through. ND officials believe that in a second vote, with bonus seats
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Inquiry into surveillance scandal begins as ND feeds speculation about change to election law
PoliticsGreek Politicsin early December. He said that a second change to the electoral law by the Mitsotakis administration... a possible second ballot using the electoral law voted by New Democracy in 2020. Speaking on Tuesday... political shift since Mitsotakis, just a few months ago, ruled out the possibility of a second change
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