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More fires at Moria add to pressure for effective response to asylum crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsof emergency on the island following the first conflagration, which left more than 3,000 camp residents... greater weight than its fair share”. The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen... Greece as a bridge to the EU rather than a hurdle, and put an end to an approach that is increasingly
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Overdue social security contributions rise to 37 bln in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomy) revealed. Until the end of 2016, KEAO was fed by overdue contributions of more than 5,000 euros from... owed showed that 80.1 percent of debtors owe less than 15,000 euros each for an aggregate amount... million in 2016. Revenue collection for 2017 came to 1.05 billion, higher than the amount for 2016
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Unemployment edges up to 16.7 pct in Q2 as tourism jobs dry up
EconomyMacroeconomyto be employed. This applies if the suspension period is less than three months or if they receive more than... than 1 year) fell by 16,500 in Q2 compared to Q1 and came to 508.800. Out of the total, long-term
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Greek businesses under pressure due to late payments, survey shows
EconomyFeaturesbusinesses surveyed during the crisis said that they have accepted longer payment terms than they feel... the outbreak. Small businesses were more at risk than large businesses: 49 percent of small... than the EU average of 47 percent. Greek respondents were particularly keen on the idea
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PM tries to draw line under Golden Dawn affair, defends handling of second Covid-19 wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan they would have under the previous framework. This has become a touchy issue for SYRIZA over... with Greeks lowering their guard than any specific mistakes made by his government, although he accepted... than to make changes.” On the sensitive subject of the ratification by Parliament of the treaties
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Greeks less optimistic in face of second Covid-19 wave, survey finds
Society, family relationships and other factors would be more than the negative ones. These generally... state that their psychological state is worse than before the pandemic. More people in the current... of their day than before the pandemic. Preventative measures such as hand washing and mask usage
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New bid to curb Covid-19 raises demand for more economic support
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter the number of daily cases more than doubled this week, comfortably surpassing the 1,000-mark. Some experts predict that the daily total could reach more than 3,000 next week. The pressure... of citizens along the Thessaloniki promenade resulted in more than 7 percent testing positive for the virus
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Greece to enter second lockdown as govt faces criticism over 'total failure'
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a televised address on Thursday. Mitsotakis said he “would rather take these measures sooner than later... on pandemic measures in less than a week. On Saturday, a simplified two-tier system of regional... haphazard and driven more by political expediency than scientific guidance. The insistence
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Health system feeling strain of Covid-19 second wave
PoliticsGreek Politicshigher Covid numbers than Athens over recent days, just 25 pct of ICU beds for coronavirus sufferers... for more than the three weeks announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He is under pressure... the second lockdown at their summer homes or villages rather than being stuck in the city. Officials
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Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020
points higher than assumed in November mostly due to the impact of fiscal and growth. Gross Financing... annually, higher than the 8 pct on average in the previous estimate. The OECD has also released its latest... than projected if support package execution rates improve substantially and if take-up of loans from
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