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Govt, experts sound alarm over risk of Covid-19 control being lost A steady rise in new Covid-19 cases has prompted the Greek government to intensify its warnings and tighten hygiene measures to bring infections back under control.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Authorities turn focus back to Covid-19 compliance as latest numbers trigger concern The authorities are stepping up their efforts to encourage Greeks to take greater care not to spread the coronavirus after a significant rise in confirmed cases over the last few days.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Officials order wider use of masks as upward trend for Covid-19 cases continues The use of face masks for debates in Parliament became compulsory on Wednesday as Greek authorities try to re-instill a sense of caution in the public after seeing the number of coronavirus cases rise significantly this week.
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EconomyFeatures
Tourism numbers continue to worsen as worries grow over second Covid-19 wave As Greece moves into its summer high tourism season, the industry continues to warn of a lost summer in terms of revenue, as cautious tourists stay away.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Authorities set to announce new measures as domestic Covid-19 cases rise The rise in new daily cases of Covid-19 in Athens and other urban centres over recent days, combined with evidence that hygiene guidelines are being widely flouted, is leading the government to warn that a tightening of measures is imminent.
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Economy
OECD releases new outlook calling for sustained reforms post Covid-19 The latest OECD outlook for Greece, made public on Wednesday, has shown that Greece’s economy was growing at the steady pace of close to 2 percent in the three years before the coronavirus pandemic, which heralded a slowdown.
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EconomyFeatures
Hoteliers staring at big drop in turnover as liquidity calls grow The Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) has released its latest survey regarding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country’s hotel industry, which shows that the hotel market has shown little sign of recovery as the summer begins.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
EU deal appears promising for Greece, but success rides on efficient use of funds Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has applauded the compromise reached in Brussels over the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the Next Generation EU recovery package totalling 1.82 billion euros, of which Greece could receive more than 70 billion.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Athens waits for EU recovery fund outcome as new Mati fire claims emerge The marathon European Council, which began on Friday and is due to continue on Monday afternoon, failed to yield an agreement on the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) after what Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said was insufficient progress.
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EconomyFeatures
Contribution made by privatisations to GDP since 2010 underlined in new study Greece’s Foundation for Economic and Industrial research (IOBE) has presented a new study which shows that between 2011 to 2019, privatisations provided an important boost to annual GDP.