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Greece holds Western Balkan meeting to reaffirm support for neighbours' EU prospects
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Eastern Mediterranean over the last couple of months. Growing tension with Turkey has dictated... there is a danger that Athens has not been able to give due attention to other issues on the foreign policy front... with countries that lack progress on reform.” The proposal has covered many of France's reservations. Macron
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PM faces complex challenge as Turkey threatens free passage for refugees
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Athens as the government has already had a torrid time this week trying to tackle the migration... leader Antonis Samaras has a much more hardline approach to the migration issue than the prime minister... member of the government who has adopted more right-wing positions on the issue, going as far to suggest
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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign Policy(KYSEA) on Sunday, one of which has already triggered a reaction from the United Nations. Athens has... Parliament.” Based on this article, the Greek government has decided to not accept for a month any asylum.... Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dendias has been trying to explain to his counterparts the situation
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Broad consensus on border action holds, but concerns emerge over use of force and press intimidation
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a position statement issued on Wednesday, however the move has caused disquiet among the progressive wing of the party. Since the eruption of the crisis at the Evros border there has been very... has cast doubt on the Greek government’s account of some events at the border. While the government
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Govt steps up policy response, hoping to impede Coronavirus
PoliticsGreek Politicshas yet died. Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Tuesday that schools and universities... in slowing the virus’s progress in some places, like Hong Kong, has not been widely discussed in Greece..., but the opinions of qualified experts are marginalised. The church’s stance has led to calls from
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PM makes slowing spread of coronavirus his main goal
PoliticsGreek Politicsa period as possible, thereby avoiding the kind of outbreak that has overwhelmed public health... the government has already taken in this direction, such as closing schools and offering parents... that it is safe for worshippers to take part. Mitsotakis told viewers that he has felt the need to call
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Wages index down by 0.1 pct in Q4 2019
EconomyMacroeconomy(ELSTAT) figures revealed on Thursday. The annual index has remained negative for two consecutive... quarter, the index has been above the 100-point mark since Q1 of 2017, equal to 11 consecutive quarters. It has also stayed above the 105-point mark for six consecutive quarters. The index’s record high
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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece feels that over the last few days there has been a notable increase in Turkey aggressiveness... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece in this regard,” Aksoy noted. Ankara clearly has no intention of using diplomatic rhetoric during
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Additional public health, economic actions to counter coronavirus impact
PoliticsGreek Politicscentres in the effort to carry out more tests. Assistance Finance Minister Christos Staikouras has... and their employees. The government has already announced it will partly subsidise paid leave for working parents... as a result of the virus outbreak. Staikouras has also promised to speed up the payment of state arrears
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E-commerce businesses report drop in sales due to Covid-19
EconomyFeaturesThe impact of the coronavirus, which has led to the shuttering of most retail stores, has also...) has released a study showing that online orders for businesses apart from supermarkets... month-on-month and came to -4.8 in February. Compared to February 2019, consumer confidence has shown
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