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Govt gears up for arrival of Covid-19 vaccine amid virus flare-up in some areas
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe public’s trust in the process, which will see more than 1,000 vaccination centres set up around... encouraging than other recent surveys regarding the proportion of Greeks who might get inoculated
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PM mulling reshuffle to get political project back on track in 2021
PoliticsGreek Politicsof deputy minister rather than minister. New Democracy’s opinion poll ratings have been slipping since... than technocrats, into the cabinet as a way of strengthening the link between ministers
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Govt faces fresh pressure over Covid-19 decisions amid slow start to vaccination scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicscases (around three times more than just two days earlier), 40 more deaths (taking the total to 5,051... that many other EU countries are inoculating their populations at a faster rate than the Greek
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Building permits drop by 4.9 in October
EconomyMacroeconomynot yet come close to this high. Total permits for 2019 came to roughly 82 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much of the current building activity also concerns refurbishments rather than new building
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PM reins in rush to re-open economy as vaccines proceed slowly
PoliticsGreek Politicsto suggest that the government’s next goal is to re-open secondary schools rather than other sectors... slowly. As of Tuesday, 92,139 people had received the jab. This represents less than 1 percent
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Vaccination rate starts to rise as further lockdown relaxation examined
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis indicated that the next step would be to open secondary schools, rather than other sectors... will be administered on 12 islands with more than 3,500 inhabitants. As of Thursday, a total of 121,109
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Uptick in Covid-19 cases prompts caution as govt prepares to tackle pension backlog
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe criteria, which included a loss of revenue greater than 20 pct during the period in question... with Hatzidakis when, as Transport Minister more than a decade ago he oversaw the privatisation of Olympic
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Overseas ballots in spotlight as govt accelerates voter enrolment campaign
PoliticsGreek Politics’ countries of residence. The changes in the law relate to the mechanics of voting rather than the franchise... it also more than doubled the share of the vote for Communist Party KKE compared to their national
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Unemployment drops to 16.2 pct in November amid rise in ‘inactives’
EconomyMacroeconomypeople laid off as still employed if the duration of their contract suspension is less than three months or if they receive more than 50 percent of their salary. The data showed that there were 15,849
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EC sees big drop for economy in 2020, expects milder recovery of 3.5 pct in 2021
EconomyMacroeconomyto push the first quarter deeper into recession. The region of Attica is home to more than half of Greece... more than 67 pct of the retail turnover. The recovery will be led by private consumption as retail
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