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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeaches and ski resorts, while local authorities have been closing parks where outdoor gatherings... of the coronavirus. Early government estimates put the total cost of the measures planned by Greece at 2 billion
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PM hopes for return to normality by summer, but vaccine progress remains slow
PoliticsGreek Politics, “but we know we cannot do that forever”. Authorities announced on Tuesday a ban on outdoor gatherings..., the analysis estimates that “the bloc as a whole would reach only 15 percent by the end of September
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Newsletter 288 - 12/03/2021
of March, secondary education and outdoor dining in April, and tourism in May. Tourism Minister Haris..., gyms and other activities put on hold by the lockdown are also on the table. The government estimates
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum “in practice.” The government is also pushing ahead... and MPs searching for new political affiliations. Political analysts estimate that as many as 20
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Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
PoliticsForeign PolicyExclusive Economic Zone. In 2019, before signing its memorandum with Turkey, Libya reacted against...). This was calculated by moving its median line northwards. After the signing of the Turkey-Libya memorandum in 2019, new data was generated and Libya could argue that the entire area south of Crete
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Sparks to fly as coalition and SYRIZA clash over electricity sell-off
PoliticsGreek Politicsdiscussion at committee level was due to begin on Wednesday. PPC workers’ union, GENOP-DEI, is opposed.... SYRIZA sees this as an opportunity to strengthen its relationship with GENOP-DEI, one of Greece’s
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Electricity strike nipped in bud, leaving political loose ends
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreatening the strikers with arrest if they did not return to work. Their union, GENOP-DEI, announced... to end the protest. This swift move to nip GENOP-DEI’s action in the bud seems to have been due
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorapensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since
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Privatisation of power transmission firm ADMIE a key challenge among prior actions
EconomyProgrammeunions at PPC, particularly the vociferous GENOP group, are strongly opposed to public control of the electricity production and transmission being lost or diluted. GENOP’s allegiance has switched from
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyactions in the East Med and Libya. The Greek government has many times since Tuesday tried to play down... replied: “when you're talking about Libya, we're discussing with President Erdogan, we're discussing... talked about that subject specifically — Libya and what's going on. We'll be talking to Russia
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