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PM on defensive over Covid-19 stance as debate rages over testing
PoliticsGreek Politics, political pressure on the government has intensified, with opposition parties issuing daily statements... profit”. KINAL leader Fofi Gennimata has also taken a strong stance, accusing the government... the criticism he has received for his personal behaviour, after photographs of him posing maskless during
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BoG insists on need for bad bank, sees EU funds boosting recovery from 2021
Economyand the second lockdown, which has been in place in Greece since the first week of November. Naturally, the macroeconomic outlook has deteriorated and BoG now sees in its baseline scenario the economy... and 5 pct, whereas the adverse scenario has more modest growth in 2021 of 3.2 pct and 4.5 pct in 2022
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Athens wary as exploratory talks with Turkey approach
PoliticsForeign Policyof the demilitarisation of the Greek islands. Athens has publicly reiterated that the only difference between Greece... with concrete agreements. This has been the case for the last 60 rounds of talks in the past. Whether the re... of a two-state solution. The disentanglement of the Greek-Turkish dispute from the Cyprus problem has
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Epiphany crowds strengthen churchs's hand and intensify lockdown dilemma
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe sent to churches. There is no doubt, however that the government has painted itself into a corner..., centrist voters. The government’s ambiguous stance, meanwhile, has allowed politicians on the right... in and around churches has led many in the medical community to sound the alarm over the potential
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Economic sentiment edges up to 91.5 in Dec while services, retail and construction fall
EconomyMacroeconomy. Compared to last year, the EEI has fallen by 11.3 points. Meanwhile, compared to December 2019... last year, consumer confidence has dropped by 38.5 points. Industry confidence rose by 2.1 points month-on-month to stand at -10.3 points. Year-on-year, industry confidence has fallen by 12.3 points
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Newsletter 281 -22/01/2021
programme has already been prolonged, while recently the authorities extended the unemployment... police force has given rise to strong opposition by parties on the left as well as by sections... for the creation of a transport police unit has also proved divisive. Following the highly
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Overseas ballots in spotlight as govt accelerates voter enrolment campaign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe subject of the overseas vote has emerged once again as a hot topic in Greece, after recent... 150,000. An electronic registration platform for applicants has already been launched... crisis. This group, which includes a high proportion of highly-educated Greeks, has been in Mitsotakis’s
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Initials signs for Greek-Turkish exploratory talks seem unpromising
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe new round of exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey hang in the balance as Ankara has... with political equality.” Turkey’s president has linked the exploratory talks between Greece... Emirates. Ankara said that this has been an attempt of Athens to forge an alliance against Turkey while
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Response to "Medea" brings storm of opposition criticism as govt sets sights on summer
PoliticsGreek Politicscuts. The disruption has angered many and prompted criticism of the government’s readiness... of civil protection.” Tourism plan The government, meanwhile, has been defying the cautious global... to take advantage of the good image our country has abroad”. Theocharis said he was optimistic
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Fresh tension weakens prospects for next round of Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policywith the European Union and the United States. Athens has so far avoided responding to similar statements... Mediterranean. The Greek foreign minister also noted that Greece has already suggested to the Turkish side some dates for the 62nd round of the exploratory talks as it will be the host country but has
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