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Opposition picks holes in latest measures to mitigate economic impact from pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe return of tax that has been prepaid by businesses. A few weeks ago, SYRIZA unveiled its own 14-billion... off the suggestion that it was guilty of wishful thinking or poor arithmetic and has consistently... for propping up the tourism industry has not met with universal appreciation. According to some
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The Agora Podcast - Episode 3 (Europe in recovery mode)
AgoraThe European Commission has presented its proposal for a recovery fund to help EU countries... the Covid-19 crisis could increase divergence between European economies. Nick also has a discussion... blog section, The Agora, which has been a forum for discussing all kinds of issues over a number
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Newsletter 253 -05/06/2020
on June 9 when the bill comes to the vote. Kerameus has come under fire recently for introducing live... learning has not been as great a success as the minister claims. By The government remains... to the public. The sector towards which much of the attention has turned is tourism, after the government
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Episode 4 - The many sides of migration
AgoraFor the last few years, Greece has been in the frontline of the migration challenge - at least... in such a prominent role has generated a wide range of problems. There have been times when Greece... alive the spirt of our long-running blog section, The Agora, which has been a forum for discussing
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Distrust in news sources remains high, regardless of popularity
SocietyThe annual Digital News Report by the Reuters institute, updated for 2020, has revealed that Greeks... showed that internet penetration in Greece has reached 73 percent. Reuters noted that “the media..., while consumption of print media continued to decline. Television as a source of news has remained
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Pressure grows for transparency on ND's media handouts as PM outlines investment goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsinterest. Petsas’s name is one that has been discussed in connection with a potential cabinet... party has agreed to set an autumn date for the party conference which was postponed due... in government, he has proposed creating a register of potential candidates in order to formalise
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Unemployment drops to 16.2 pct in Q1, excluding furloughed workers
EconomyMacroeconomy(ELSTAT) figures showed on Thursday. The jobless rate has declined by 3 percentage points (pps) from... at 34.5 percent. This bracket has overtaken the 15-19 age group as having the highest rate...-term unemployed constitute 70.5 percent. The latest quarter’s figure for long-term unemployed has
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BoG highlights how Covid-19 compounds legacy issues and structural challenges
Economythat has to be implemented to cushion the pandemic and the reduction of economic activity cascading... year-on-year, to 18 million in the first quarter. Although the NPE ratio has dropped below 40 for the first time in years, easing to 37.4 pct, the situation has significantly changed after the pandemic
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PM sees 'new Greece' rising from Hellinikon rubble, pledges more aid for struggling firms
PoliticsGreek Politicson the site. However, New Democracy has also encountered obstacles in getting the project off... days in office. Instead, it has taken a year before he could pay a visit to the site in southern... that the government has done little to remove the bureaucratic hurdles, clarify whether the state or the investor
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PM wants no strings attached to EU funds as ND juggles with public finances
PoliticsGreek Politicsto manage the considerable fiscal impact of the support measures it has announced and the downturn... space it has, until extra funds flow from Brussels, with providing support to an increasingly broad... lower than in April, which SYRIZA has edged up by a meagre 0.2 points. This may indicate that some
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