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  1. In 9th post-bailout review, EC sees reforms slowing due to pandemic

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    of 2018. The report concludes that although Greece has managed to progress some of the agreed reforms, the momentum has slowed down. To a large extent, this is attributed to the challenging... in Athens region. Greece has a big dependency on the recovery of international tourism

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  2. New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed

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    in such confrontations. Opinion polls since the 2019 elections tend to show that the government has strong backing... with Koufodinas regarding his transfer. This may explain why the prime minister has personally steered clear..., the GPO poll indicates that little has changed over the last two months, with New Democracy leading

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  3. Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
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    last year. However, the government’s critics point out that at no stage has the prime minister... set up to monitor police violence, headed by constitutional expert Nikos Alivizatos, has wound-up... The government has also accused SYRIZA of irresponsibility, arguing that by encouraging protests the opposition

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  4. Relaxation of lockdown considered despite worrying Covid data
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    that the Greek public has become fatigued and that this is having political consequences. On Tuesday... that this number has surpassed 600. Similarly, the 59 deaths from Covid-19 recorded on Tuesday... interpreted as a sign that some Greeks are growing restless because of a lockdown that has been in place

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  5. Athens sees ties with Ankara on more even keel as EU ministers review Borrell report
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    that satisfies the Greek side based on what Dendias has said when repeatedly setting out the Greek... that the climate between the two sides has improved over the last couple of weeks. “I have repeatedly.... But it is true that the climate has improved, if only partially, enabling us to resume high-level talks

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  6. Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
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    be lifted. The government has also indicated that Greeks will be able to travel within the country... and control the media. The opposition party denies this and has hit back by arguing... the opposition’s trustworthiness, which has not recovered since the election defeat in 2019, regardless

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  7. Greece set to reopen embassy in Libya as it seeks better ties with Tripoli
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    Greece is due to reopen this Tuesday its embassy in Libya's capital Tripoli, which has been closed since 2014 amid the civil war that has torn apart the North African country. Prime Minister Kyriakos... in Tripoli, Athens in close co-operation with Washington has begun to support Aguila Saleh Issa

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  8. SYRIZA targets middle class with own plan for post-pandemic economic rebound

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    economic crisis when the pandemic hit, SYRIZA has presented a range of relief proposals, including debt... in overdue debt to the state and pension funds that has built up since the start of the pandemic.... Beyond that, given that the speculation about snap elections later this year has not died down

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  9. ND courts youth vote with targeted pandemic relief, recovery schemes
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    There has been good news and bad for New Democracy this week, as the latest polling figures show...’s 24.5 pct, with third party KINAL trailing at 7 pct. Mitsotakis has gained a percentage point... “neither of the two”. The figures suggest that ND have arrested the slow decline which has been

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  10. Move to legislate on climate change offers opening to bolster environmental laws
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    instance has been flagged up as a possible violation of the rights of vulnerable women and children. The government has promoted the legislation as a modernisation of family law which puts the child’s... for parenting to be shared on an equal basis. However, Amnesty International has called the change a potential

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