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Greece seen improving refugee response but still under pressure to deliver in Feb
PoliticsForeign Policysources said last week that the Greek government is “moving in the right direction... in three months’ time. Speaking to Greek journalists, the EU official also revealed that a list... to be overcome in a matter of days, with the arrival of the more scanners in Greece. At the same time
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Tsipras seeks assurances that coalition will remain united for time being
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe right to ask for a no-confidence vote in Greek Parliament from mid-December onwards. An ANEL... the support that the Prespes Agreement might receive if it reaches Greek Parliament after... portfolio following the cabinet reshuffle earlier this year, was heckled on her arrival at the police
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PM to announce new measures as second Covid wave gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicshealth authorities to expect a continued surge of confirmed cases in the city, where the arrival... Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on the situation. Mitsotakis stressed that “we... a week ago as a triumph of the Greek justice system now looks increasingly tarnished by unprecedented
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High Covid-19 death rate leads to lockdown extension but fails to dampen vaccine scepticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has extended the national lockdown until December 7 as the number of deaths... about the arrival of a vaccine against the virus, although the latest opinion polls suggest that a sizeable chunk of Greek society, particularly young people, are reluctant to get the jab
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Covid dominates start of 2022 but PM looks ahead to growth
PoliticsGreek Politicscriticism about New Democracy’s handling of the pandemic, the arrival of the Omicron variant in Greece has... the country. According to the Greek authorities, Omicron now accounts for more than 60 pct of new... on the “insecurity and uncertainty” facing Greek households. He argued that despite the pandemic forming a global
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Government offers free holidays, bigger fines and more hirings in evolving fire response
PoliticsGreek Politics, for the scale of the challenge that Greek authorities have had to meet. Prime Minister Kyriakos... for visitors, as the Greek economy, and public coffers, are heavily reliant on the revenues raised by the tourism industry. Airport arrival data for the first six months of the year indicates that 27.4 million
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold informal talks as refugee crisis, Cyprus loom
PoliticsForeign PolicyAn unofficial meeting between the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers on Crete on Sunday culminated... hours, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, visited the cave where - according to Greek mythology - Zeus has took Europa after kidnapping her. “I thought
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Athens gears up for Cyprus talks, expecting progress rather than agreement
PoliticsForeign PolicySecretary General Antonio Guterres, who met with Greek and Turkish foreign ministers Nikos Kotzias... Cypriots and Greek Cypriots in separate referenda, which could take place in summer. Greek proposals The Greek premier has already informed his European counterparts, including British Prime Minister
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This is where the last few days have left Greece and lenders
Agorathe review. The lenders took this decision after the Greek government accepted the basic condition...It has usually been the case during the last seven years that when a Greek government is nearing... simply, none of this is true. Some of the Greek media, either by choice or because of a lack
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Newsletter 113 - 31/03/2017
reached in time for the next Eurogroup on April 7. Even Greek government sources speaking to the local... government officials stressed that, until the missions had returned to the Greek capital and an SLA... again. of pension spending. The Greek government is hoping to spread the cuts over at least two years
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