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  1. Govt trails transition out of lockdown as training vouchers stir controversy
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    the rate of new infections in Greece has continued to slow over recent days, it is clear... of the facility’s occupants and employees. The hotel, which houses 470 asylum-seekers, has been placed under strict quarantine. Meanwhile, the government has put together a special task force focussing on ways

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  2. Renewed concern over East Med as Turkey aims to resume drilling
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    video conference on Thursday by the Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. So far, the EU has condemned... and of the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus.” Athens has also noted that “it confirms, once... in the region.” Nobody, apart from Turkey, disputes this line, but it has not proved particulalry

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  3. PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19

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    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced the gradual relaxation of the lockdown that has.... This was summed up in the tweaking of the official slogan, which has been “We stay home” over the last... to class from May 18. There has been no final decision yet on whether primary schools will reopen

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  4. As easing of lockdown begins, government looks to salvage economy

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    , depending on the store’s floor space. The government has launched a campaign to urge Greeks to “Stay safe... explained that the infection rate (R) has dropped well below 1, signalling that the disease is dying out... to revive the tourism sector, which has been in complete shutdown over the least two months. Tourism

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  5. Govt looks for formula to re-start tourism as calls intensify for support of entertainment sector
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    Theoharis, who has spoken of capitalising on the boost to the country’s brand image from..., Germany, has been actively discouraging citizens from planning holidays abroad, and in the UK, another..., if there is sustained evidence of containment of the virus. Entertainment Entertainment has emerged as one of the areas

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  6. Covid-19 fears start to wane as concerns about economic impact grow
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    the government has responded to the challenge posed by the coronavirus, including almost two thirds of SYRIZA... the pandemic has dropped considerably over the last month, plunging from 78 pct to 63 pct. However.... Support for ND has dropped from 45 pct last month to 42.5 pct this month. Backing for SYRIZA has remained

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  7. ND mulls next stage of lockdown easing as support remains strong despite some grumbles

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    has handled the Covid-19 challenge well so far. According to an Alco poll for Open TV on Tuesday, 84 pct of respondents think the centre-right party has handled things “very” or “quite” well... popularity, which has actually increased by 3 points since the last poll by Alco, rising to 40

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  8. European Commission's travel guidance brings some optimism for Greek tourism sector
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    Greece has welcomed the European Commission’s guidance on travel and tourism as a first step... by torpedoing the summer tourist season. The Commission has recommended that Europe’s external borders remain closed to arrivals from third-party countries until at least mid-June but has not endorsed

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  9. Border furor highlights brittleness of Greek-Turkish relations
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    of the Meriç/Evros river which delineates the Turkish-Greek land border in 1926 has changed significantly... is a “border dispute”. But this issue has sparked political controversy, especially between... if the people in question entered Greek territory. “The government has already demonstrated

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  10. Rise in new Covid-19 cases raises alarm on eve of reopening to tourism
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    A fresh spate of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece has been causing jitters as the country... at a mental health facility in the Peloponnese. As Greece has gradually relaxed restrictions on movement... of the two-month lockdown on peoples’ movements has subsided. Checks for compliance with the new hygiene

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