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Response to "Medea" brings storm of opposition criticism as govt sets sights on summer
PoliticsGreek Politicscuts. The disruption has angered many and prompted criticism of the government’s readiness... of civil protection.” Tourism plan The government, meanwhile, has been defying the cautious global... to take advantage of the good image our country has abroad”. Theocharis said he was optimistic
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Government targeting resumption of economic activity from March
PoliticsGreek Politicsearly March. It has been suggested that the retail sector will be the first to be freed from some... will the government be able to start removing some of the restrictions it has imposed over the previous weeks. Any... of the opposition’s attention has been focussed on Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, who appointed Lignadis
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Fresh tension weakens prospects for next round of Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policywith the European Union and the United States. Athens has so far avoided responding to similar statements... Mediterranean. The Greek foreign minister also noted that Greece has already suggested to the Turkish side some dates for the 62nd round of the exploratory talks as it will be the host country but has
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EU digital certificate seen as boost for tourism against backdrop of worsening pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politics” for travel has been welcomed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a potential boost for Greek tourism. Αside... of the health status certificate which promises to ease travel among EU countries, has been hailed... announcement has been taken to signal that, following modifications to the original proposal, the concept
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Confusion over retail reopening puts govt on defensive
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government explained it was acting on the advice of the scientific committee that has been... traders to receive between 1,000 and 4,000 euros in grants. This series of events has triggered criticism... handling of the pandemic and the array of problems it has created. This significant erosion of faith in ND
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Banks tout ambitious NPE plans to return to European mainstream
EconomyBankingHercules Asset Protection Scheme has run it course this year, the ratio of bad loans will be reduced... their NPE ratios down to single-digits by the end of 2022. On the whole, the banks’ performance has been... has risen 19.4 percent in that period. Piraeus is the exception, with its share price halving since
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Greece falls behind on gender equality due to drop in political empowerment
SocietyGreece has been singled out for its poor performance in the global rankings of the World Economic... report uses data from the prior year). While the country has closed its gender gap by 3.5 percentage points since 2006, it has backtracked by 1.2 percentage points in the past year. Greece is the only
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Home testing starts as govt aims to break free from pandemic's grip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has started the week by focussing on what it hopes will be an imminent de-escalation... impact to be known, the government has already indicated that self-testing will be extended... of the vaccine programme has picked up in comparison to last month. As of Friday, around 500,000 jabs
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Govt ponders Covid measures for Easter as pandemic handling comes in for more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCovid-19 policy, amid growing attacks from the opposition regarding the way New Democracy has conducted... on Monday that the government’s confused approach to the Covid-19 measures has put the tourism sector....” Self-tests Although the self-test scheme has led to dozens of Covid-19 cases, many of them
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ND unveils labour bill as parties line up for head-on clash over reforms
PoliticsGreek Politicsof adapting the labour market to the modern world by empowering employees. The government has... more power to shape their working schedules. Although this kind of flexibility has been evident... not reflect well on the party’s trustworthiness. The ruling centre-right party has found itself
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