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Snow melts in Athens, political row over storm response heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Greek capital following the unusually high volume of snow that fell a day earlier. It is estimated... communications response and much of the Greek media running with a narrative of events that was damaging
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MPs urge govt to focus on vaccines, relief as it gets entangled in #MeToo claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe message that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received from New Democracy MPs is that the government has to focus on rolling out the Covid-19 vaccines as fast as possible and must provide Greek... using such “vaccine passports” to facilitate travel in the summer. The Greek government has already
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Central government debt increases €9.15 bln to €374 bln in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomyof 256.5 billion, of which 52.9 billion relate to the Greek Loan Facility’s (GLF) bilateral loans.... Greek government bonds (GGBs) increased to 66.9 billion euros, representing 17.9 percent of the debt. T
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Govt counts fiscal cost as Greece heads for lockdown extension
PoliticsGreek Politicsagain at Thursday’s European Council and Greek government sources suggested they were pleased... before agreement can be reached, if it will be possible at all. This has not stopped Greek officials
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Podcast - Greece's #MeToo moment: A time for catharsis?
Agoramore complex, and political, as time goes on. Also, actress Amalia Kavali - from hit Greek TV show... in their field. Finally, Dr Elli Siapkidou, an expert on gender issues, discusses what obstacles Greek women
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Banks tout ambitious NPE plans to return to European mainstream
EconomyBankingweek Moody’s raised the outlook for Greek banks to “positive” on prospects of further reducing... saw their 2020 results propped by bond swaps with the Greek state. That saw them book trading gains
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Govt banks on uptick in vaccines over coming months aiding return to normality
PoliticsGreek Politicssystem to its fullest. The indications from viral loads in the sewage water of major Greek cities... on the vaccination front for the Greek authorities. As promised by the government, from this week as many
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Podcast - The heavy arm of the law: Police brutality in Greece
AgoraThe behaviour of the Greek police has come under scrutiny, again, following a number of incidents over which officers have been accused of using unnecessary and excessive force. In this episode, we... dabbled in Greek politics, explains why he thinks the police's problems mirror those in other parts
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FinMin sees favourable macro environment from next year, boosted by RRF
EconomyMacroeconomyat the cabinet meeting on Monday the objectives and policies that will restart the Greek economy...-coveted investment grade for Greek sovereign debt is the final objective, targeting the first half
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Govt hopes opening of cafes and bars marks next step in return to normality
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Greek economy: tourism and food service. Apart from being key employers in their own right.... Around 2.1 million have received at least the first jab. This is equivalent to around 20% of the Greek
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