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EconomyMacroeconomy
Exporters focus on new markets to weather pandemic Greek exporters are continuing their efforts to ride out the coronavirus pandemic and its second wave by looking at how to change their export profile and tap into new export markets.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Govt tries to fend off claims of disarray in Covid-19 reporting, coordination The government is under intense pressure over its handling of the Covid-19 crisis after media reports over the weekend suggested that there had been serious faults in the way the National Health Organisation (EODY) handled data, based on which experts were advising ministers what measures to take.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
High Covid-19 death rate leads to lockdown extension but fails to dampen vaccine scepticism The Greek government has extended the national lockdown until December 7 as the number of deaths and ICU cases linked to Covid-19 show no sign of abating.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Plans for easing lockdown on hold as coronavirus, poll numbers cause ND concern The persistently high number of Covid-related deaths and patients being treated in special ICU units means that the government is putting on hold for the time being any plans to lift the lockdown imposed almost three weeks ago.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Alarming Covid-19 numbers fuel opposition's criticism of ND's approach The coronavirus crisis continued to put increasing pressure on the government and the health service over the weekend as 211 more Greeks lost their lives during the 48-hour period after contracting Covid-19.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Govt focusses on post-lockdown management amid persistently high Covid numbers As Greece’s hospitalisations and deaths from coronavirus remain at alarming levels, government officials are starting to shift their attention to the next stage in the management of the pandemic with the announcement of a vaccination strategy, while tentative dates are being aired for the easing of the lockdown.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Uprising anniversary marked by grandstanding and clashes The government’s bid on Tuesday to stop all protests marking the 1973 revolt against the junta turned into a fiasco and ended in clashes between police and demonstrators.
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EconomyFeatures
Greece among hardest hit in Covid-related drop for European arrivals The European Travel Commission (ETC) has examined tourism trends in the light of the second coronavirus wave and found that arrivals in Europe in the first eight months of the year were down by 68 percent compared to 2019.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Surge in Covid-19 deaths as work on adjusted 2021 budget nears completion More than 100 Greeks who contracted Covid-19 died over Saturday and Sunday, making it the worst weekend since the pandemic began.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Extensive Covid-19 impact and slow recovery seen by most business sectors, research shows Research by the ICAP group has looked into which areas of the economy were hardest hit by the pandemic and estimates that many businesses will see a notable drop in revenue compared to 2019.