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Impact of Delta variant hampers government's plans
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, a model for projecting coronavirus cases, suggests that there may be as many as 18,000 a day
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Growing Covid threat foils government's attempt to look ahead
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Finance Ministry’s fiscal plan may have to be rewritten. Also, having such a key sector struggle so
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Fighting fake news is a "to be or not to be" battle
Agora. The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in the early stages of pandemic, on 28 May 2020 called
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Deposits jump by 1.62 bln in June, led by savings
EconomyMacroeconomyThe private sector’s net deposit movement in Greece’s banks accelerated in June, increasing by 1.62 billion euros, from 359 million euros in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Tuesday showed. The outstanding balance of private sector deposits increased to 169.85 billion euros. Household
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Wildfires rekindle longstanding political battle as heatwave forces agenda change
PoliticsGreek Politics. This summer may lead to a change in how high up the list climate action features as the parties look
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PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicscomments on Wednesday that there may be more difficult days ahead as the heatwave continues
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CPI up by 1.4 pct in July as higher fuel prices and cost of electricity filter through
EconomyMacroeconomy. Month-on-month, the CPI for June rose by 0.9 percent. Up until May’s reading, with a marginal increase
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Unemployment at 15 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate dropped to 15 percent in June from a revised 15.8 percent in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority’s (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. For the same month of 2020, the unemployment rate was 17.8 percent. Year-on-year, the figure for those employed
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After impact of fires, PM tweaks team, with focus on communication
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the wildfires may have convinced Mitsotakis that a change was necessary. Given that most
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Current account shows deficit of 1.34 bln in June as tourism begins to come back
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece posted a current account (C/A) deficit of 1.34 billion euros in June compared to 1.4 billion euros in May, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Friday. In June 2020, the balance showed a deficit of 1.43 billion euros, meaning that the month’s improved by 87.6 million euros year-on-year (YoY
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