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PoliticsGreek Politics
SYRIZA seeks to exploit ND's faltering handling of coronavirus crisis SYRIZA is keeping up the pressure on the government over its handling of the Covid-19 crisis, with opposition leader Alexis Tsipras asking again for the minutes from the meetings of the scientific committee advising ministers to be released.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Second lockdown extension as Covid-19 infections remain high Greece’s Covid-19 statistics remain stubbornly high, prompting a government rethink on easing the national lockdown.
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EconomyFeatures
EIB investment survey points to diminished investment appetite The European Investment Bank has released its annual investment survey, showing that for the first time since the survey started five years ago, investment sentiment has largely turned negative across the European Union.
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Economy
OECD sees heavy hit from pandemic, gradual recovery in 2021 picking up pace in 2022 The OECD has released its latest economic outlook showing that Greece is unlikely to escape a significant economic downturn due to the second wave of the virus.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Govt struggling to keep coronavirus threat at bay An uptick in the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths after a brief lull looks likely to put off any plans to end the national lockdown on December 7 as the opposition piles more pressure on the government.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Covid-19 data controversy rumbles on, as opposition probes on transparency The storm over the authorities’ handling of Covid-19 case data and scientific advice continues this week, in the aftermath of damaging claims published in the weekend papers.
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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.