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Second lockdown extension as Covid-19 infections remain high
PoliticsGreek Politicsand several of Greece’s northern regions, while a slight increase in recorded cases in Athens has.... The prospect of reopening any commercial activity has been greeted with consternation by frontline... to reopen on December 7. Meanwhile, the government has been emphasising the prospects opened up
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Covid-19 data prolongs wait for re-opening amid new clash over policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the disease even though the lockdown has been in place for week longer there than the rest... the government has made so far is to allow 110 stores selling seasonal goods (Christmas decorations, etc.... The conservatives are also aware that the issue of policing ties in closely with the identity politics that has
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Industrial production drops by 3.7 percent in Oct
EconomyMacroeconomy) data revealed on Thursday. On a YoY basis, the index has remained consistently negative in the year so far apart from a negligible rise in July, and has not shown a positive reading since September 2019... at -12.4 points. Year-on-year, industry confidence has fallen by 5.6 points. In addition, Markit’s PMI
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Wages index up by 3 pct YoY in Q3 2020, declines by 1.5 pct QoQ
EconomyMacroeconomyhas been above the 100-point mark since Q1 of 2017, equal to 14 consecutive quarters. It has also... 109.1 in the previous quarter. Since its peak, the index has declined by a quarter on the back
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Govt waiting for arrival of vaccine to deliver some Covid-19 relief
PoliticsGreek Politicswill mark the beginning of the end for its coronavirus saga, which has drained New Democracy’s governing... is expected to receive a first delivery of 300,000 vaccines on December 26. There has been speculation... has risen. It is also an indictment of the frequent, sometimes blunt and other times more subtle
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Banks end year with continued bad loan sales
EconomyBankingthat it has entered into a definite agreement with Bain Capital Credit for the disposal of a Romanian... Mechanism (“SSM”). The transaction has a neutral capital impact to the bank. The closing.... The first APS runs out in April 2021 and its stock of guarantees has been used up after NBG approved
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsin such confrontations. Opinion polls since the 2019 elections tend to show that the government has strong backing... with Koufodinas regarding his transfer. This may explain why the prime minister has personally steered clear..., the GPO poll indicates that little has changed over the last two months, with New Democracy leading
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Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed since 2014 amid the civil war that has torn apart the North African country. Prime Minister Kyriakos... in Tripoli, Athens in close co-operation with Washington has begun to support Aguila Saleh Issa
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Vaccination weak spots still a concern as govt aims for better summer
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has assured an international audience that the Covid-19 situation in Greece will be much better over the coming months even though there has not been a significant... the online platform has been open for several weeks to these groups, who are also at higher risk from
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Move to legislate on climate change offers opening to bolster environmental laws
PoliticsGreek Politicsinstance has been flagged up as a possible violation of the rights of vulnerable women and children. The government has promoted the legislation as a modernisation of family law which puts the child’s... for parenting to be shared on an equal basis. However, Amnesty International has called the change a potential
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