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  1. EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
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    Society

    to endure on the islands. This is the second winter that this issue has been raised. Last year

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  2. Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism
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    Society

    , a government contractor allied to SYRIZA, failed to come up with the funds for the license after... of Journalists compared at the time to “a badly written reality show.” The eventual outcome is far

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  3. Parties ponder next steps as dust settles following local elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . Meanwhile, the foothold gained by right-wing independents in the regions is less likely to endure.... The heavy-handed statements had been blamed for the eventual defeat of the party’s candidate

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  4. Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    up his duties.” Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani admitted last week that “there are negotiations, ideas, and commitments from both sides to find a solution.” Hasani denied that Tirana and Athens

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  5. Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped

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  6. Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020

    Newsletters

    PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...

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  7. PMI at 54.2 in Feb as new clients and overseas orders spur growth
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s manufacturing PMI increased to 54.2 points in February from 53.7 points in January, staying over the 50-mark threshold for close to two years. PMI noted that the latest reading was the best since May 2018. It also stood above the long-run serie...

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  8. Athens hopes Biden will spur change in policy, curbing Ergodan
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    The election of Joe Biden as the 46th US President has fired up expectations in Athens for a further improvement in Greek-US relations and that Washington will be supportive of Athens’s positions in its ongoing crisis with Turkey. A lot will depend on h...

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  9. High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    fund has lost a cumulative amoung of 16.5 billion in the 2010-14 period. In addition, this is a result

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  10. Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    representatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system

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