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Most services in Greece see turnover improve in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyand accounting services (+11.9 percent). On the flipside, the 3 service activities that posted a drop in Q1... for the second consecutive quarter in Q1 2015, with 11 out of 14 service activities posting a rise, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In Q4 2014, eight service activities had recorded
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Tsipras confounds expectations, creates new doubts by reviving coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsdifference was a surprise, as was the fact that SYRIZA saw its January support drop by less than 1... into Parliament, with 3.6 percent of the vote, also confounded pollsters, most of whom saw the nationalist... in the day-to-day management of the civil service and ensuring it meets the levels of preparedness
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Newsletter 279 - 05/03/2021
closures dropped during the pandemic Only one sector saw an increase in the number of closures in 2020... and motorcycles” which saw 8,082 closures. Mostly this was due to it being one of the most populous sectors... of company closures in the sector actually dropped 18.9 percent. In fact, only one sector saw
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Final act in ERT closure carries significant risk for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore dawn on Thursday, almost five months after the government shut down the TV and radio service... that in the eyes of some Greeks, ERT was just another branch of a public sector they saw as bloated... sudden closure was the need for the government to meet the troika’s targets for civil service
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Health system feeling strain of Covid-19 second wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsin – the national health service’s ability to take the strain is the main issue attracting attention. In its latest... service industry earn revenues in what has been a terrible year for these sectors, as well as many..., the last day before the lockdown – Friday – saw intense activity at retail stores in Athens
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Alarming Covid-19 numbers fuel opposition's criticism of ND's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsservice over the weekend as 211 more Greeks lost their lives during the 48-hour period after contracting... with the way the rate of death is increasing. Last weekend saw roughly as many deaths from... to strengthen the health service to the degree necessary because of its ideological barriers. Speaking
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Newsletter 295 - 07/05/2021
this week, spurred on by the reopening of the food service sector, but the coronavirus shows no sign... to two key sectors of the Greek economy: tourism and food service. Apart from being key employers... Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referenced the opening of the food service sector, as well as schools, in his
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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRapid Mapping Service and the European Forest Fire Observatory (EFFIS) conducted by the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo service suggested that over the last seven years around a third of forest... Vassilis Kikilias revealed on Saturday that since May 1 the fire service has made almost 150 arrests
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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek Politicsfollowed Thursday’s funeral service for late PM Costas Simitis with an even keener eye, looking... Cathedral. Some saw this as an attempt by the current president to stake her claim for a second term...’s funeral service, describing Simitis as “one of Greece’s greatest leaders during its modern history
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Predatorgate and OPEKEPE offer opposition ammunition amid deteriorating public sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Predator as well as the Greek intelligence service led to the uncovering of the activities... and by the intelligence service were carried out in tandem, suggesting a direct interference... for the intelligence service to have purchased spyware without the knowledge of the political leadership
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