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Govt mulls more freedoms for vaccinated, while arrest highlights evolving far-right networks
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat “there is no possibility of a lockdown”. Mitsotakis sought to emphasise that in the government’s estimation...’s expert advisory committee on the coronavirus. In his comments after accepting the position... Last week’s disturbances centred around schools in Thessaloniki continued over the weekend with clashes
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Hirings balance turns positive by almost 20,000 in Sept, boosted by seasonal factors
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance in September turned positive as there were 19,727 more hirings than departures, from a negative balance of 9,875 in August, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s... by 284,857, improving by 130,681 jobs year-on-year, capturing the base effect of last year’s first lockdown
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Minister stresses limits on hospital resources as Covid rates continue to rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a press briefing, members of the government’s Covid advisory panel noted that intubations have been... stands at 73 pct nationwide, however in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki it is closer to 90 pct..., returned to the nation’s TV screens to present the results of a scientific study on the effects
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Gennimata's death casts shadow over politics, KINAL leadership race
PoliticsGreek Politicsas president of Greece’s third-largest party, triggering a last-minute dash by several candidates... image, which was tarnished during the economic crisis. Probably Gennimata’s most notable achievement... representation in the country’s politics. Mitsotakis has struggled to appoint women to his cabinet
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Discussion over PEPP, SGP draw attention to rising yields
EconomyFeaturesof the GGBs in the ECB’s emergency asset purchase of the pandemic codenamed PEPP, which pushed... was financed through the issuance of new debt as Greece’s debt managers kept the cash buffer elevated... pct and approaching 2 pct respectively. As the ECB’s emergency programme comes to an end in March next
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Parties at loggerheads over inquiry into media handouts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s bid to put New Democracy on the spot over the Covid awareness campaign that saw a variety..., ND’s rivals argued that the money was given out with no regard for transparency as even blogs...’s inability to move away from a more populist style of politics and, instead, to become more
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Public sector hires under scrutiny again with more in the pipeline
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCommission’s report, its 12th under the post-programme process, was largely positive. It affirmed... its recommendations, however, was a reminder of the government’s long-standing commitment to ensure... pct of GDP in 2018 to an estimated 9.5 pct in 2022. The Commission staff note the government’s
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Govt holds firm on no lockdown as health system teeters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe economic framework next year, including what will happen to Greek bonds once the European Central Bank’s... of inflation, is taking its toll on New Democracy’s ratings. A Pulse poll for Skai TV published on Thursday... at 30 pct, up two points from the same company’s poll for To Vima, followed by 18.6 pct for SYRIZA
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Employment balance turns negative by 70,048 in Oct as tourism season ends
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance in October turned negative with 70,048 more departures than hirings, from a positive balance by 19,727 in September, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani... the base effect of last year’s first lockdown, irregular conditions in the labour market due to job
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Alpha Bank reports 2.5 bln loss in 9M as it intensifies effort to clean up balance sheet
EconomyBankingstood stable at 54 pct. Balance sheet The Group’s gross loans amounted to 40.65 billion euros... utilisation of the bank’s TLTRO III borrowing allowance. Capital At the end of September, the Common... the 800 million euros share capital increase that took place in July. The bank’s Total Capital Ratio
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