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  1. Budget passed as govt pins hopes on vaccine rollout to get economy on track
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    argued that although the EU has not adopted sanctions against Ankara, pressure on Greece’s neighbour...) and stressed that “a threat will linger” until 60 pct of the population has received the vaccine. Health... they can be stored in normal fridges for up to a few hours. The government has also been making it clear

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  2. Attention turns to economic activity, support measures as Covid-19 vaccine rollout begins
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of more vulnerable groups, has generated some criticism, public figures have insisted... to continue being careful until the pandemic has subsided. Naturally, much of the public discussion... and “click and collect” purchases for the time being. It has been suggested that ministers will assess

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  3. Structural considerations for a prosperous Greece

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    Covid is a shock to the Greek economy. The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has... has higher fertility rates than other euro zone countries). Further afield, Africa is the world’s.... Further, Greece has good average working hours per person employed, but it is behind in labor market

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  4. Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid

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    cases – the highest daily total so far this year. The number of intubated patients has shot up... of deaths rose by 23 to 6,557. As has been the case for the last few weeks, around half of the daily...-compliant public, New Democracy has also left itself open to repeated criticism, including its mixed

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  5. Athens poised for new round of talks with Turkey
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , Ankara has decided to rename the “exploratory” talks as “political consultations”. The exploratory... against Greece like violations of airspace.” Athens has also noted that US President Joe Biden has not yet... has “no intentions” of negotiating with Turkey over the issue. They also said that “the Egyptian side

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  6. Protests and policing shake up political agenda as early election scenarios resurface
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in Parliament on Friday has seen new battle lines drawn around the “law and order” agenda, which... the blame for instigating civil unrest on SYRIZA. SYRIZA, meanwhile, has sensed an opportunity... a confrontational approach to policing. The party has not overtly endorsed the call for neighbourhood

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  7. Govt prepares to tweak Covid strategy and labour laws
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    reached 645 – the highest it has been this year – and there were another 45 deaths, taking the total... hair and beauty salons to open from Monday, by appointment only. In the meantime, SYRIZA has gone... so it has extra capacity to deal with the increase in Covid-19 patients. In a TV interview

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  8. Govt under fire for testing and requisitioning plans as further lockdown easing postponed
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on the health system has forced the government to postpone the reopening of retail which had been slated... the established procedure. Political backlash The announcement of the rapid test scheme has also brought... of free PCR tests. In response, the prime minister’s chief of staff Akis Skertsos, who has fronted

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  9. UK and EU travel restrictions raise concerns for tourism season
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    pound fine for unnecessary foreign travel until July has caused consternation in Athens, where... euros in revenue. Greece has set a target of attracting 50 percent of 2019 tourism revenues in 2021... of the EU’s Digital Green Certificate, has added urgency to the government’s quest to attract

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  10. PM trails national recovery plan ahead, talks up growth prospects

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    ”. The government has drawn encouragement from the positive feedback it has received from Brussels... has been published so far amounts to a summary of the much longer proposal. Centre-left KINAL... unemployed by the end of the year. While the strategy document has already been put to public consultation

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