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Vaccination politics intensify as Greece races to plug immunity gap
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat 4,000 marchers gathered in central Athens, and others putting the estimate at more than 5,000... city Thessaloniki. While the size of the crowds is smaller than those seen habitually in Greece
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Retail index rises another 15 pct in May from 2020 lows
EconomyMacroeconomyalso up by more than 19 percent. The annual volume increase was led by the same categories..., less than the equivalent turnover. The monthly seasonally adjusted retail sales index in May was up
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PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan its predecessor, SYRIZA. Authorities were hopeful that the fire, which broke out in Varibobi... of the Mati fire in 2018, which caused more than 100 deaths and for which the then SYRIZA government
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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires
PoliticsGreek Politicslow this week, are expected to pick up on Friday, more than trebling in some cases, and making... in Mati, northeast of Athens, which claimed more than 100 lives. In the wake of that blaze, New
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Anger over wildfires grows as PM prepares lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politicson the island of Evia, where more than 45,000 hectares of land has been burnt since the blaze began there last... that the fire in Attica tore through 8,000 hectares of land, while more than 10,000 hectares burned
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Govt sets out fire compensation scheme in first step to overcome destruction
PoliticsGreek Politicsannounced that this summer’s fire defence plan, along with the committed resources, were stronger than ever... than 100 people dying in the Mati wildfire in 2018. Then, as the main opposition party, New Democracy
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Building permits jump by 62.9 pct in May, from year-earlier lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomy, but have not yet come close to this high. Total permits for 2020 came to roughly 80 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much of the current building activity also concerns refurbishments rather than new
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PM removes under-fire ministers from posts in late-summer reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicspost, and one where the previous minister was often criticised, rather than leave him out... are designed to placate the party rather than to increase the government’s efficiency. However, as long
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Opposition to vaccines hardens, revealing deep rift in public attitudes
PoliticsGreek Politicshigher among the unvaccinated than the vaccinated. The survey also revealed confrontational attitudes... as a means to pressurise the unvaccinated, rather than to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
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Govt faces fallout from hospital vaccine mandate, as school opening poses fresh challenges
PoliticsGreek Politics, as many reports note, are less strict than the previous year’s. Pupils will return to classrooms... to potential outbreaks, with intensive testing and contact-tracing rather than automatic suspension
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