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Border furor highlights brittleness of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policyof 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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Rise in new Covid-19 cases raises alarm on eve of reopening to tourism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA 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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Release of refugees creates new difficulties for minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsdays are unlikely to have helped smooth things over. The Great Walk Bakoyannis, however, has had his... to avoid using public transport. The scheme has been dubbed “The Great Walk.” However, the scheme – launched this week – has led to numerous complaints because it has caused major traffic jams in the Greek
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EU report sees Greek population shrinking, ageing over next decades
SocietyThe European Commission (EC) has released its first report on the impact of demographic changes... has been sharply and often painfully exposed,” the report says. One of the main drivers... woman is necessary to keep a population at a stable level. Almost nowhere in the EU currently has
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ND feeling fiscal pressure as row over media handouts rumbles on
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest macroeconomic data has highlighted the fiscal pressure that is mounting on Greece’s... and 23 pct of the levels they were at in March and April 2019. This has left EFKA with a deficit... announcement was justified by the fact the government has not yet revealed how much cash each media
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Newsletter 255 -26/06/2020
their tax pre-payment returned. This is one of the measures the government has adopted to help... to 380 million euros per month. The May deficit has dropped to 197 million, leading to an overall.... The relevant government ministry has said it will respect the decision of the CoS and that the payments
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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends
PoliticsGreek Politicspractices in Greece, as well as South Korea, Vietnam and China, has added more fuel to the political battle between New Democracy and SYRIZA, which has been raging over the last few days as result... on SYRIZA, which has centred on former deputy justice minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos and, over
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Criticism of Athens "Great Walk" prompts debate on public spaces
PoliticsGreek Politicsextensive pedestrianisation of the historic and commercial centre. Bakoyannis has argued that its...”, and calling for a reassessment. In an attempt to quell the criticism, the mayor has called for consensus... in the council. He has also said that there will be further opportunities for consultation once the basic
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Controversy over media campaign rumbles on as further details emerge
PoliticsGreek Politicssilencing the critics, however, the information has opened up a fresh round of questioning... further, tweeting that with the release of the list the government has demonstrated its excellence... governments on similar campaigns. The controversy has highlighted once again the idiosyncratic nature
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Rise in "imported" Covid-19 cases a source of jitters for tourism industry
PoliticsGreek Politics-and-trace system for visitors. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Greece has recorded a total... has slowed down considerably over recent weeks, with the exception of highly localised outbreaks. The deterioration of the pandemic profile in several of Greece’s northern neighbours has led
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