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At the bottom of the Balkans: Kosovo's bumpy road in securing vaccines
Agorafrom 345 cases up to 800 a day, and the number of deaths from 9 to 17 a day, in average. Thus, a new.... With 13,186 active cases and 99,535 positive cases registered since March 2020, Kosovo is facing a major... been exhausted due to the high numbers of cases in the clinics, the lack of proper infrastructure
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First-wave champion Greece stumbles at vaccine roll-out
Agora673,317 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 15,069 deaths from the virus in a population of approximately 10.5 million people. This places the country in 69th position globally for confirmed cases relative... daily cases on a few occasions. This is due in part to of the dominance of the more transmissible
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Government and citizens in Montenegro: Turning a deaf ear to warnings, measures and responsibility
AgoraMontenegro is one of the countries with the highest number of new cases of COVID-19 per 100... of the Institute of Public Health, Igor Galić, announced that more than a third of current cases are citizens... and Education website, most cases of infection occurred in primary schools - 330 students and 68 teachers
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New Omicron measures met with exasperation by business and scepticism from opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsaudiences from sporting events if necessary. Greece reported a new daily record in Covid-19 cases on Monday, with 9,284 confirmed cases. Although only a few dozen individual cases of the Omicron variant... cases in the capital reached a new all-time high of 4,038. The situation in Thessaloniki is causing
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Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
PoliticsGreek Politicsof concluding a full investigation into cases such as the farm payments scandal at OPEKEPE... cases the investigation was hampered by article 86 of the Greek constitution, which puts.... The provision was invoked in both the OPEKEPE and Tempe cases, allowing the New Democracy majority
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Fall in industrial production speeds up in October with 5.2 pct drop
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Industrial Production Index (IPI) took on a faster downward trend in October with a drop of 5.2 percent following a 1.3 percent decline recorded in September, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The October performance led 10-m...
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Narrowing of trade deficit slows in November as exports fall 22.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit narrowed 2.4 percent to 1.54 billion euros in November, while the respective 11-month figure fell 12 percent to 17.86 billion, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The change to November shows a continued dece...
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March fall for Greek industrial turnover is ninth in 15 months
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter a temporary stall in February, the Turnover Index in Industry resumed a negative trend in March easing by 1.1 percent, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The February reading was revised from a marginal drop of 0.1 percent t...
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Greek trade deficit rises further in April as exports fall by 20.8 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit rose for the third straight month at an accelerating pace of 17.2 percent in April after increasing by 14.7 percent in March, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). April’s performance led the 4-month trade defi...
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Decline in Greek CPI slows to 1.1 pct in June after sharper fall in May
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 1.1 percent in June, decelerating from the 2 percent drop in May, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Wednesday. The monthly evolution shows the CPI rose 0.6 percent month on month, primarily attribute...
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