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Vote on territorial waters puts PM's stance in spotlight
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek Parliament approved on Wednesday the extension of the country’s territorial waters in the Ionian Sea to 12 nautical miles by a massive majority of 284. The vote saw ND coming around... administration than with political ideology. “An increasing number of our fellow citizens define themselves
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Stricter Covid-19 restrictions mulled, but Greeks warming to vaccine
PoliticsGreek Politics, will be delayed. The local media has speculated that the night-time curfew could begin at 6 p.m., rather than... stood at 36.1 pct in January, up by 1.3 points, since December. SYRIZA saw its backing rise by just
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Covid-19 stretches health system again, putting reopening of shops in doubt
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 55,000 tests were carried out on Tuesday. During this period, experts had been pointing... prison transfers and furloughs, which some opponents saw as being designed to allow the November 17
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Relaxation of lockdown considered despite worrying Covid data
PoliticsGreek Politicssignificantly last week in numerous parts of Greece. Attica saw an 87% rise, while the increase in Thessaloniki.... According to the survey, 44% of respondents think the Greek police performs its duties worse than most
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Mitsotakis attempts to clarify plans for post-Easter reopening
PoliticsGreek Politicsfew weeks, which saw the return of retail by appointment, hair salons and senior high schools... on the government to go one step further and allow outdoor dining immediately rather than waiting until after
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Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicstime” during the pandemic that Tsipras had opted to cause trouble rather than encourage Greeks... has not taken any responsibility for a failed strategy that saw Greece spend some six months
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Govt on alert for possible fallout from tapering of pandemic relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsobligations. The repayment period will reportedly stretch up to 72 months. In total, more than 40 billion... saw a larger rise in deposits during this period. New Democracy argues that this money will find
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Parties gear up for confrontation over labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsby preventing the SYRIZA chief from having the floor but the former PM saw the move as an attempt... opposed to the idea of overtime being rewarded with extra days off, rather than extra pay
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Newsletter 301 - 18/06/2021
rather than empowering them, as the government argues. SYRIZA and third party KINAL promised..., which saw the spread over German sovereign debt drop below 100 basis points. However, the PBO notes
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Retail sales soar by 38.9 pct YoY in April, a year after first lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomy. No retail category saw any decreases, while the main categories increased by 9.5 percent in the food sector and non-food sector excluding automotive fuel also up by more than 90 percent. The annual volume
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