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Low expectations for progress in new round of UN-led Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyat the Palais de Nations in Geneva, but with no real hope of any substantial progress on a matter that has.... The Turkish Cypriots, for instance, have elected a new leader, Ersin Tatar, who has clarified that he... told Anadolu Agency that the Turkish side has put forward its new policy on the Cyprus issue
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Construction revels as economic sentiment, consumer confidence rise further in April
EconomyMacroeconomyyear, the EEI has increased by 3.5 points. Meanwhile, compared to April 2020, the ESI has dropped... confidence is now just 2 points lower compared to April last year. However, it has some distance to cover... confidence indicator has worsened substantially by 18.7 points. Retail trade also improved by 4.5
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Under scrutiny, government defends vaccine strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsrecord has come under scrutiny despite a recent increase in the rate at which jabs are being... under greater scrutiny. The government has been trying to defend its performance on vaccinations... that Greece has administered at least one dose 25% of the population, which is almost five points below
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Loosening of restrictions on expat vote fails to secure Parliament's approval
PoliticsGreek Politicscitizens voting remotely has failed to gather the 200 votes required in Parliament. The result has been... campaign targeting Greeks abroad in the early autumn. A pilot voter registration website has so far... 50,000-100,000 registrations. Polls A new poll has added to the pattern of recent findings, yielding mixed
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Reshuffle speculation resurfaces, swiftly dismissed by government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof snap elections later this year. While Mitsotakis has rebuffed such suggestions, the conjecture around this issue has not died down completely. In fact, the indication in last week’s Skai TV poll that there has been a slight rise in New Democracy’s support since last month rekindled the chatter
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Vaccination scheme gaps identified as Greece prepares to discard masks
PoliticsGreek Politicsas part of the further loosening of Covid restrictions, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has..., Stella Kyriakides, Mitsotakis noted that Greece has now administered more than 7.5 million jabs... close to 43 pct have received at least one jab. The uptake so far has been patchy in terms of geography
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Scrutiny over mandatory vaccines puts govt on tricky ground
PoliticsGreek Politics. Nevertheless, the decision to clamp down on unvaccinated staff has caused a stir and puts New Democracy... to be vaccinated, although Interior Minister Makis Voridis has suggested that there is no discussion... its stance vis a vis healthcare workers has been contrasted with its ongoing mollycoddling
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After impact of fires, PM tweaks team, with focus on communication
PoliticsGreek Politics. The main position will be taken by Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Yiannis Economou, who has...’s press team has been in a state of flux since the beginning of the year, when then government... then, Peloni has been the government’s spokesperson but the recent turbulence that ND ran into as a result
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek Politicsintubated in ICUs has doubled since the end of July, reaching 332. The surge in hospitalisations has... under 23 pct). Concerned that the system is approaching a crunch point, the Health Ministry has... of the Supreme Court. This has not deterred unionists, who have scheduled a strike and a protest
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It's time to say farewell to TINA politics in Germany
Agoracampaign of 2021 has offered stark policy differences, i.e. the option of alternatives between... are both over 60. Baerbock has never held a ministerial position, never led a municipality, nor... children has been a member of the Bundestag for eight years. Her chances of leading the environmental
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