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Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires
SocietyDemocracy came to power promising to deliver a more competent government than its predecessor, having..., and of focussing almost exclusively on evacuations rather than getting the fires under control. By the end... unheeded. More than a decade later, the Goldammer report reiterated that call even more strongly
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Stock taking: Where is the Greek economy now?
Agoralong-run visibility is needed. Productivity: We have spent no less than 4 out of 7 previous blogs..., for now, these projections to be too optimistic. Potential growth in Greece is likely to be less than... productivity by hiring people at a faster pace than they contribute to output (this happens
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Newsletter 308 - 17/09/2021
to grow by 5.9 pct rather than the previous forecast of 3.6 pct. Mitsotakis focussed mostly... than 39 pct of the vote through the awarding of bonus seats. Mitsotakis will want to remain in office... but is levied against public sector employees and pensioners earning more than 12,000 euros per year
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Tsipras looks for fresh start as Mitsotakis holds election cards
PoliticsGreek Politicscontest sooner rather than later. In this context, his main aims appeared to recast himself as on older, wiser and more moderate politician than in the past and to present his party as being more concerned about the social and economic welfare of the average Greek than the ruling conservatives. Like
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The quarterly national accounts from the income side
Agorathan for many EU partner countries, which are close to, but not yet above, the level of their output...) must give the same result—an economy cannot absorb (demand) more than is produced (supply; inventory... profits (Figure 1b) in Greece have been higher than in the euro-zone countries: around 54 percent
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More lost ground made up in Aug as travel surplus nears 3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyoutbreak, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Friday. Although performance more than... billion euros for the month, more than doubling year-on-year, from 1.38 billion. Travel payments rose..., to 756.3 euros, however it is much higher than the 595.5 euros average of 2019. Travel receipts from
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Travel receipts of 2.18 bln in Sep as arrivals pick up and spending per trip increases
EconomyMacroeconomymore than doubled, the balance is well below the 2.67 billion euros seen in September 2019. However.... Receipts came to 2.18 billion euros for the month, more than doubling year-on-year, from 867.6 million... increased by 10.7 percent, to 717.6 euros, and much higher than the 551.6 euros average of 2019
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PM opts for risky move with vaccination penalty as Covid threat grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan seven months earlier. While the earlier measure was aimed at increasing the number of booster..., Mitsotakis also pointed out that vaccination rates in the over-60 age group in Greece is lower than other... than those in its fellow EU member state. In adopting the measure, apart from shielding
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Newsletter 319 - 03/12/2021
be banned from entering indoor areas if they had received their second jab more than seven months... that vaccination rates in the over-60 age group in Greece is lower than other countries. He said... these figures and the fact that Greek hospitals are under much greater pressure than those in its
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Newsletter 322 - 07/01/2022
rather than wait until the end of his four-year term in 2023. The government’s recent difficulties... down if more than half the students contract the virus. The government believes that since Omicron... school environment rather than mixing socially if the Christmas holiday is extended. Kerameus also
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