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  1. ND adjusts course after brief outcry over press subsidies
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    by the previous government. At the time, some commentators saw it as a last-ditch attempt by SYRIZA... from the 6 million euros that SYRIZA had set aside in the budget. Like its predecessor, the centre

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  2. New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
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    pension fund EFKA. The ruling will set the precedent for all back-pay claims, and is expected... 2.7 bln euros of IMF loans ahead of schedule this year, a move that the government saw as a key part

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  3. Latest Novartis clash signals deeper battle over role of judiciary
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    tried to set up SYRIZA’s rivals by claiming they had received bribes from the pharmaceutical giant, to question two of the whistleblowers. New Democracy and KINAL, which saw their politicians

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  4. Losing game: Another doomed effort to revive Greek football?
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    and its fierce rival, PAOK. Many in Greece saw this dispute as a proxy war between the club’s two owners... in Greece was more at risk from angry fans than the absence of a clear set of rules for participants

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  5. Additional public health, economic actions to counter coronavirus impact

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    that Easter services could also be affected. Greek Orthodox Easter is due on April 19. Greece saw only a small... and a six-month freeze on the payment of business loans to banks. The Finance Ministry is due to set out

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  6. Newsletter 251 -22/05/2020

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    what it can of this year’s summer season by unveiling a set of measures this week, while admitting... needs remain low over the coming years, and despite the temporary turmoil of mid-March that saw

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  7. Tourism numbers continue to worsen as worries grow over second Covid-19 wave
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    As Greece moves into its summer high tourism season, the industry continues to warn of a lost summer in terms of revenue, as cautious tourists stay away. According to an index set up by the Hellenic... runs up to May 2020, showed that revenues in these sectors saw a collapse of up to 61 percent

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  8. Govt weighs up stricter measures to suppress Covid-19, talks up vaccine hopes
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    Greek authorities are said to have set a milestone this Friday to decide whether additional measures will be required to halt a surge in Covid-19 cases related to travel during the peak... reshuffle, which saw the appointment of a new deputy minister for mental health. Petsas said

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  9. Moria fire propels migration issue back to top of political agenda
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    . It is likely to face local resistance to any move to set up temporary tents or shelter on Lesvos, where... conducted a month earlier suggested that 65 pct of people living on Northern Aegean islands saw

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  10. Censure motion voted down, prompting government and opposition to claim victory
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    the handling of the pandemic and Greek-Turkish relations. Overall, the government saw it as an opportunity to set out, and defend, its 15-month governing record and to rebuff claims from the opposition

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