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  1. New Omicron measures met with exasperation by business and scepticism from opposition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Alarming new data on the spread of the Omicron variant in Greece has led the government to announce... case load to generate the peak hospitalisations of the Delta wave. Although the government has... of the requirement for Covid passes which has been in force since November. In light of demands from

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  2. Govt searches budget for space to adopt more Covid and energy relief

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on Thursday to make a case for reconsidering the measures. The minister, however, has already threatened... The pressure on the government to stick to its decarbonisation targets amid the energy crisis has hit.... PPC has denied that the phase-out is under threat by the exemption, which was granted by the Energy

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  3. KINAL leader intent on forging separate path for centre-left party
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    -left grouping. Although the new party president has placed an emphasis on renewal, and has already..., and that this allowed SYRIZA to capitalise on the situation. Androulakis has identified the renewal

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  4. Athens trying to step up Western Balkans engagement to counter Turkey's influence
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    from the Western Balkans Dendias has been arguing against Turkey’s increased influence in the region... though Kosovo has recently stated that it needs to reconsider its participation in this US supported... in the last couple of months. This progress has been hailed by the EU and the US, and seems much

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  5. Greece aiming to complete post-bailout monitoring this summer
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    electricity lines below ground has begun, although work still remains to be done before... as part of its latest post-programme review and has its sights set on completing the monitoring.... On the fiscal front, Greece has to reduce its primary deficit from 7 pct to 1 pct of GDP. If it manages

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  6. SYRIZA calls for vote of no confidence, as PM's apology over storm chaos fails to chime
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of an apology for the mishandling has been followed by a call for a vote of no confidence in the government... taken by the prime minister. SYRIZA has been clear from the outset that it lays the blame... to continue to face criticism over its handling of storm “Elpida”. The backlash has not come only from

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  7. Opposition cries foul on government's tax priorities
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    Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s announcement of a permanent cut to the controversial ENFIA property tax has... of snowstorm Elpida and the pandemic. While a shake-up of property tax and the zoning system has been... is due to kick in in April when ENFIA bills are issued in April, has been interpreted by some

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  8. IPI rise of 8.1 pct in Dec marks full year of growth, totalling nearly 10 pct

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Thursday. IPI now has 14 consecutive months... products, beverages and coke and refined petroleum products. For the full 2021, the IPI has... confidence increased by 5.7 points to 13.2. Since February last year, industry confidence has

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  9. Hooliganism poses familiar set of challenges for government
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of city rivals PAOK after a derby match between the two teams. The incident has been one of the leading... of priorities during the 2019 election campaign. It has shown its intentions to deal with what it saw... Athens neighbourhood of Exarchia. However, its critics argue that it has been completely

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  10. Tsipras repeats call for elections with one eye on rising KINAL
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government’s positive.... The SYRIZA president has also signalled the end of the grace period for new KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis..., SYRIZA lags ND by 11.7 points, while KINAL has closed in on the main opposition with a 5.4-point

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