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  1. PM unveils 50 more ICU beds as Covid-19 death toll passes 500
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    point 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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  2. Insolvency bill debate brings implementation challenges to the fore
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and 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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  3. Greek banks look to post-pandemic landscape with ongoing bad loan reductions, moratoria easing
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    EconomyBanking

    are 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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  4. PM to announce new measures as second Covid wave gathers pace

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to 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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  5. Pandemic takes heavy toll on Greek workers, study finds
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    EconomyFeatures

    Research 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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  6. Stricter Covid-19 measures on the way, as pressure grows for national lockdown

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    colleagues 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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  7. Health system feeling strain of Covid-19 second wave
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    been taken up, which means only 161, or 38 pct, are still available. In Thessaloniki, which has seen... are free. The government is hopeful that the lockdown has come just in time to prevent the health... service industry earn revenues in what has been a terrible year for these sectors, as well as many

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  8. In negative territory for 12 straight months, industrial production drops by 2.4 pct in Sept
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    revealed on Monday. On a YoY basis, the index has remained consistently negative in the year so far and has not shown a positive reading since September 2019. Month-on-month (MoM), the index rose... confidence has fallen by 10.4 points. In addition, Markit’s PMI for October decreased to 48.7 points from

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  9. Athens hopes Biden will spur change in policy, curbing Ergodan
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The election of Joe Biden as the 46th US President has fired up expectations in Athens..., the smooth approach of Germany towards Turkey has failed,” he said. “I am not pleased using... have tried to calm down the Turks and this has not worked. The sailing of Oruc Reis clearly proves

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  10. ICU shortages provide opposition with fodder in political battle over Covid-19 strategy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in Parliament all the data it has regarding ICUs and hospital staff – a potentially embarrassing issue for New Democracy, which has so far fended off calls from the opposition for much higher health... the approval of the committee of scientists advising the authorities about their Covid-19 policy. SYRIZA has

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