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Beyond conspiracy theories: How mismanagement shaped vaccination in Albania
Agora. But while vaccination has been open to anyone over 18 since August, Pfizer vaccines (and to a slightly... are fully vaccinated, or roughly 28% of the country’s 2.8 million people. Vaccination uptake has slowed down... in the rise of anti-vaccine sentiment that precedes COVID, and has exacerbated since. But it has been
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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policyanother trilateral meeting between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt produced has been undoubtedly..., such an ambitious plan has one significant pre-requisite: the stability of the region. But on the other hand..., as the current crisis has shown, is weak, with the continent essentially dependent on Moscow, which seems
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Faced with limited policy options, govt mulls inflation handout
PoliticsGreek Politicshas the data for tax revenues in February and there is a clearer picture regarding the available... and gas bills, especially when Greece has among the highest energy and fuel costs in the EU. This issue has also been one of the key themes during visits that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has been making
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Govt weighs escalating impact of Ukraine war on public finances
PoliticsGreek Politics, as another week of hostilities has sent the prices of energy and basic goods soaring and businesses... in and subsidise bills, which so far has been done out of the resources of the newly set-up energy... of the overperformance has already been allocated through recent support measures and tax cuts
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Newsletter 337 - 13/05/2022
Mitsotakis telling members of the ruling New Democracy party that it has to stick to its task... Greece has ever seen, despite the constant complaints from the opposition parties. The government... by the European Commission, is due to kick in from July. In total, the government has budgeted 4.3 billion euros
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PM broaches demographics issue, stresses role of migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsof existential threat because it has a low birth rate and an ageing population. The demographic issue..., the controversial “Great Replacement Theory” has found supporters over recent years even in ruling New Democracy. Mitsotakis, though, has sought to distance himself from his party on such issues. While he has
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Opposition pushes for phone-tapping probe as early polls claim limited damage to ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsso far. PASOK has proposed the formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate the monitoring... will abstain from voting either way. Mitsotakis has stated that he encourages an investigation..., which will have a majority on the parliamentary committee, has also stated its intent to broaden
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Record FDI flow into Greece raises bar, but is it sustainable?
EconomyFeaturesGreece has reported record flows of inward investment in 2021 and looks set to exceed the amount again in 2022. This positive development has been greeted with enthusiasm by the government, which..., the government has set the bar at 7-8 billion euros, with almost 5 billion already secured in H1, which
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Newsletter 360 - 25/11/2022
that New Democracy has yet to be severely damaged by the affair. Sunday’s To Vima reported... ND because of the surveillance scandal. The Alco poll indicated that trust in Mitsotakis has fallen by one point to 30 pct, while trust in SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has risen by 2 points to 22
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MPs aim to probe spyware as govt brushes off latest reports
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis time to avoid being questioned. He has, though, denied any links to the companies involved... activities that opposition MPs will want to probe in Monday’s session. The committee has also called.... It was notable that the ruling party has replaced one of its MPs on the committee, Konstantinos
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