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As plan to ease lockdown progresses, politics turns to non-coronavirus issues
PoliticsGreek Politicsis returning to Greek politics, with issues other than Covid-19 now being addressed. In an interview... at making it easier for Greek universities to cooperate with foreign institutions. The draft legislation is due to be submitted to Parliament next month. It is the first sign of Greek political life
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Fitch keeps Greece at 'BB' but revises outlook to stable with eye on Covid-19 impact
Economywas the significant impact that Covid-19 will have globally, and specifically on the Greek economy, which... tourism is 10 pct of Greek GDP. The budget is expected to take a serious hit this year, due to drops in revenues and higher supportive spending. So far, the Greek authorities have committed 5 billion
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Primary residences back in focus as Athens waits for recovery fund decision
PoliticsGreek Politics1 trillion euros, while others would prefer it not to be so extensive. According to Greek... high on the Greek government’s agenda since the sector accounted for around 18 billion euros directly.... The institutions also appear sceptical about the Greek authorities’ proposal to create a fund
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Turkey ramps up rhetoric, Greece strengthens presence at Evros border
PoliticsForeign Policyviolations of Greek national airspace, including overflights of inhabited areas and territorial... disrupted by Turkey.” On Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out against Greek... that Erdogan used the expression “Greek lobby”. These developments indicate that as long as Greece
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The Agora Podcast - Episode 2 (Tourism, but not as we know it)
AgoraThe second episode in our new podcast series looks at how the Greek tourism industry is faring amid... on the subject, Eleftheria Pantziou of Greek Travel Pages, to find out what the usually busy summer season... Yiannis Mouzakis and business reporter Omaira Gill about the importance of tourism to the Greek
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EU funds seen as cushioning Covid-19 impact, giving govt fiscal space
PoliticsGreek Politicsavailable will more than make up for the damage the pandemic has inflicted on the Greek economy... that the Greek government will be finalising its plans for the allocation of the Recovery Fund money... in structural funds, this represents close to 30 pct of Greek GDP. The government sees
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Episode 5 - Greece & Turkey on the borderline
AgoraOn the latest episode of The Agora podcast, we examine Greek-Turkish relations, which are going... February, the Greek government decided to shut its land border with Turkey after Ankara gave free... recently published. It’s called Sínora (borders in Greek) and is about the border areas between Greece
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R&D and innovation remain low in Greece, OECD finds
EconomyFeaturessupport mechanism could be the tax incentives offered by other countries for R&D. The Greek government... 2015, patents have remained at around 550 per year with the Greek patent office. This also indicates that Greek firms are unaware of the benefits of patents, the OECD said. Innovation could be also
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PMI drops to 46.8 points in July amid Covid-19 uncertainty
EconomyMacroeconomypandemic which impacted domestic and foreign client demand. Output continued to fall at Greek manufacturing.... Optimism from Greek manufacturers fell in turn on the back of reduced client demand, dropping notably.... Markit analysts said that the Greek manufacturing sector entered the third quarter with a slight dip
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Govt scrambles to prevent Covid-19 spreading further as holidaymakers return to cities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek authorities are adopting yet more measures aimed at containing the coronavirus as part... in the Greek public sphere about what share of the responsibility for containing the virus lies... at their disposal have been exaggerated. According to the Federation of Greek Hospital Workers (POEDIN
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