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Unemployment unchanged at 25.6 pct in Mar but number of employed still falling
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate remained unchanged at 25.6 percent in March, following the upward revision of Ferbuary’s figure, according to the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT). The March headline figure is the third equal lowest reading since July 2012. However, the non
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek Politicswill have intensified after reading a report compiled by the Public Opinion Monitoring Unit (POMU
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Professional liars in pandemic times
Agoraof various theories about the coronavirus. Senator Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, stated that he
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Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016
. Apartment prices dropped at a slower pace of 1.5 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, after a fall of 2.6 percent in Q2, BoG data showed. Compared to the previous quarter, apartment prices declined for the second straight quarter by 0.6 percent in Q3. As a result, the apartment prices index
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Newsletter 247 -10/04/2020
in the build-up to Greek Orthodox Easter on April 18. The aim is to prevent city dwellers from... grows that city dwellers might attempt to return to their villages for the biggest holiday... for Greece’s property market, which saw the nominal value of apartments in Greece reach 7.5 percent
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post of national security advisor, with a mandate to formulate national security strategy and build the National Security Council, a new body created by the p...
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government does not seem set to abandon its hopes of further relaxing restrictions on economic activity next week even though the Covid-19 data continues to look alarming. On Tuesday, a record 4,340 new coronavirus cases were recorded as the number ...
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Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe next steps in Greece’s gradual emergence from a six-month lockdown are set to be confirmed on Wednesday, although Covid-19 numbers have eased only marginally and there are doubts about the tourism sector’s ability to capitalise on the official reope...
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Implementation snags hang over ambitious post-Covid recovery plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s national plan to allocate EU Recovery & Resilience funds is moving apace at the planning stage, but appears to be stumbling at implementation. With the post-covid stimulus package emerging as more key to economic recovery than ever in light of ...
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Qatargate scandal centred on PASOK MEP Eva Kaili may have given ruling New Democracy some respite from defending its administration against mounting evidence of a domestic spying operation, but an investigation by the EU prosecutor into one of its o...
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