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  1. Building permits pick up pace in Oct with 8.7 pct growth
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Building permits picked up pace in October, rising by 8.7 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a rise of 6.2 percent in September, according to the data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSTAT) on Friday. Permits have been growing annually this year, except in February, which saw the first

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  2. Rule of law concerns in spotlight again as government focusses on farmers' grievances
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    saw a decline in their score compared to the previous year and in the 13 pct of EU and Western

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  3. Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024

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    PoliticsProtesting farmers open new front for governmentThe government saw a new front open this week in its battle to maintain political stability as farmers took to the streets to protest against what they feel are grave threats to their livelihoods, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his

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  4. PM hopes to contain farmers' protests, seeks to close other open fronts
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    and that communication lines remained open. The weekend saw an escalation in protests, with farmers from across

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  5. Labour market improves further in 2023, with 43,802 more hirings
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s employment balance turned positive in December, with 18,496 more hires than departures, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The hiring balance in December last year saw 8,867 more hires, suggesting a year-on-year improvement of 9,629 jobs. Total hirings

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  6. PM pins hopes on conciliatory approach to soften farmers' protests

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    sections of the sector. A representative of the farming associations of Larissa said his members saw

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  7. Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
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    and structures. Some officials saw this as an attempt by SYRIZA president Stefanos Kasselakis to by-pass

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  8. EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns

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    of the lack of an opportunity to discuss the resolution on a day which saw the inquiry into the deadly

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  9. Newsletter 413 - 23/02/2024

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    PoliticsCriminal code reform and Tempe inquiry prompt opposition ireThe government emerged relatively unscathed this week from what may have been the climax of the farmers' protests, which saw producers descend on Athens, but clashed with the opposition over its reforms to the criminal justice code

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  10. Fresh SYRIZA leadership battle called off as chaotic party conference concludes
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    in the opposition party who were unhappy about what they saw as an increasingly autocratic style

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