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Golden Dawn sentencing excites political controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the verdict, the court has been hearing arguments from the defendants’ legal terms prior... of their conviction and potentially running for political office has been used to whip up outrage in the media... has already made amendments to the penal code since coming to office, but did not attempt to change
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Industrial production drops by 3.8 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomyon Friday. On a YoY basis, the index has remained consistently negative in the year so far and has... month-on-month to stand at -18.1 points. Year-on-year, industry confidence has fallen by 19.1 points
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsopinion, and his resignation was not accepted by the PM. Dokos has distinguished academic career... talks, Turkey has once again sent an exploration vessel to survey on the Greek continental shelf...-partisan appointments, often in high-profile roles. In the past, he has picked cabinet ministers from
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Athens treads cautiously as Ankara keeps prodding in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policythe possibility of re-starting exploratory talks has been lost for the time being. Cautious approach... leverage it has with Ankara, even if it appears minimal now. Athens recognizes this and did... for any “accident” or escalation of tension. Domestically, the government has dismissed SYRIZA’s demand
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PM unveils 50 more ICU beds as Covid-19 death toll passes 500
PoliticsGreek Politicspoint out that although the pandemic has been spreading since August and the number of people... withstand the pressure from Covid-19, which has been the issue uppermost on the Greek government’s... is aware that the handling of the Covid-19 threat is one of the few areas were public opinion has shifted
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Insolvency bill debate brings implementation challenges to the fore
PoliticsGreek Politicsand small businesses, has been a cause of frustration to both borrowers and lenders, while in the aftermath... of repurchase. SYRIZA has already labelled the bill a “tombstone on primary residence protection,” and warned... too many opportunities to strategic defaulters. The Union of Judges and Prosecutors has called
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Greek banks look to post-pandemic landscape with ongoing bad loan reductions, moratoria easing
EconomyBankingare expected to remain frozen until 2021 due to the heavy impact the pandemic has had on this sector... has been the last of Greece’s systemic banks to make use of the mechanism. Eurobank was the first..., which as mentioned is already active and has been taken up by all four systemic banks.
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PM to announce new measures as second Covid wave gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsto those of other European nations has been criticised by some commentators for fostering complacency... for the victims of attacking her in uncollegiate terms. The prosecutor’s stance has attracted... against Golden Dawn’s leaders be dropped altogether. Most will now agree that justice has been
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Pandemic takes heavy toll on Greek workers, study finds
EconomyFeaturesResearch from the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) has shown the burden... of unemployment, the average Greek worker has lost 47 percent of their income. The average monthly salary... impacted by the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, it is the lower salary bracket that has
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Stricter Covid-19 measures on the way, as pressure grows for national lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicscolleagues who were also present and parliamentary staff. Public transport A political row has erupted... months. According to the minister, the bus and trolley fleet has already been boosted by 1,100 new vehicles, while the hiring process has begun to fill 700 positions in the transport network.
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