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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsand sports activities have been taking place. Supermarkets will be obliged to manage the flow of shoppers... stations, and fast-track hiring procedures for social care staff. The government is assuming that up... as a result of a series of ambivalent messages from senior clergy on the safety of attending services
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Growing concerns over second lockdown in food service sector, a key employer
EconomyFeaturesRepresentatives of the food service sector have been expressing their concern about the survival... that the three sectors with the highest negative hiring balance were catering service activities (-29,295), accommodation (-15,396) and the food industry (-5,823). The food service industry
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Athens goes along with EU over Libya, waits for Turkey's move at UN
PoliticsForeign Policydatabase will give them an official nature. Experts and diplomats in Athens, however, insist that this move is more procedural and will not produce any real legal effects. In fac, the UN Division
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PM stands firm on Covid rules as health data deteriorates fast
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted on Monday that his government has no intention of curtailing the freedoms of Greeks who have been vaccinated, even though concern about the spread of Covid on the community grew over the weekend. Meeting representatives of the retail and food service
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Govt hails success of vaccine mandate amid continuing surge in 'hard' indices of pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the coming week. Monday marked the official deadline for over-60s to get vaccinated or get fined... was announced. Speaking on the BBC World Service, Minister of State Akis Skertsos claimed that 9 in 10... and the limits on audience size at sports events. Vaxevanis The prosecution of a publisher and a former
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Top judge's resignation over election law overshadows campaigns
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat despite paying lip service to sound governance, New Democracy has tried to undermine the independence... Tsipras appeared on a YouTube sports betting channel with a younger audience. Both leaders have active official TikTok accounts, though Mitsotakis clarified recently that the Chinese social media app
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Kasselakis struggling for equilibrium at SYRIZA as another senior official quits
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDragasakis, a senior SYRIZA official who served as deputy prime minister in the coalition government led... officials to emerge from SYRIZA time in office with his reputation largely intact. Losing these kinds... the explanations given by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other senior officials about the measure
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PM defends scepticism about name deal as he waits for official position from Skopje
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is waiting for the government in Skopje to take an official position amid the negative mood created by the statements and actions of the newly elected president and the prime minister of North... by the Greek PM or other government officials may also have consequences for the Greek side if the dispute ends
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Newsletter 63 - 19/02/2016
in a heap. Extricating himself without causing mortal offense would prove a momentous diplomatic feat... chiefs’ return to Athens is still unknown, their technical work with Greek officials is ongoing... Jean-Claude Juncker in November 2015, when he reportedly told the EU officials that Turkey could
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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the civil service, and fast-tracking the demolition of illegal buildings in forests and seaside areas... handled the blaze is focused largely on whether the fire service acted quickly enough, if an evacuation... been in the spotlight since last week. One government official who spoke to Naftemporiki newspaper
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