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Job market sinks, worst July since 2013 in new hirings

According to the data on salaried employment for July, new jobs reached 306,808, while job cuts reached 238,897 (87,824 came from voluntary resignations and 151,073 from the termination of open-ended contracts or the expiration of fixed-term contracts). The 67,911 jobs created are the best performance since July 2001, while last year the balance was negative with 14,691 fewer jobs.

07 Αυγ 2020 18:12

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Historic agreement signed between Greece, Egypt on exclusive economic zone

In a joint press conference following the meeting, Soukry said that both sides had signed an agreement on the establishment of exclusive economic zones between Greece and Egypt and that all its provisions were compatible with international law.For his part, Dendias stressed that "after today's agreement, Turkey's illegal agreement with Tripoli has ended up where it belongs - in the trash basket."

07 Αυγ 2020 11:10

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Dendias: Greece will ask EU for plan of potential measures against Turkish provocations

In an interview, Dendias spoke of Monday's EU Council of Foreign Affairs, which will discuss the issue of Turkey. He said he will also raise the issue of Turkey's decision this past week to convert World Heritage listed monument Hagia Sophia to a mosque, which he said should be addressed by the EU, UNESCO and the United Nations.

12 Ιουλ 2020 15:58

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Greece steadily improving its position in list with confirmed coronavirus cases

Greece with 113 deaths, is in the 46th place worldwide in the number of victims from the 39th it was last week. Greece records roughly 11 deaths per one million population, which ranks it 58th worldwide and 21st in EU. The global average is 21 deaths per million, so Greece is under the average rate.

20 Απρ 2020 17:25

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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Greece reach 2,011 on Friday: 56 new cases, 4 new deaths in last 24hrs

As the Health Ministry’s coronavirus spokesman, Tsiodras also said that returning to normality will take some time. Responding to a question on when would people be able to travel abroad again, he added that necessary preventive measures may still restrict travelling, even when the full ban is lifted.

11 Απρ 2020 15:11

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The pandemic, the crisis and the day after for the economy

"There is no doubt that the pandemic crisis has different characteristics than in 2008. It has more in common with the 2001 crisis after the terrorist attacks in New York," said Fokion Karavias, CEO of Eurobank. "We have never seen such a general lockdown in world wars," he said, stressing that the big bet now is to prevent the crisis from becoming a new debt crisis.

09 Απρ 2020 16:42

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Coronavirus does the impossible: pushes Greek state online

The virus helped result in a rapid switch to the digital age by Greek the state and by several private business groups, many of which were laggards in using new technologies, despite announcements to the contrary.

01 Απρ 2020 13:46

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Confirmed coronavirus cases in Greece reach 1,212 on Monday: 56 new cases, 5 fatalities in last 24 hrs

Tsiodras announced 56 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece in the last 24 hours and 5 new deaths, and said this brings the country’s total to 1,212 confirmed infections and 43 deaths.

30 Μαρ 2020 20:41

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Greece ranked 40th in the list of countries with confirmed coronavirus cases

Greece has approximately 102 confirmed cases per one million population, double in comparison with last week, a rate that places Greece very low, in the 66th place against the 55th last Sunday 22 March and only 22nd among the EU countries. The global average of cases is approximately 85 per one million population.

29 Μαρ 2020 20:22

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Digital dangers lurk as remote working increases

Greece's Digital Governance Ministry and the General Secretariat of Telecommunications and Post stated in relevant guidelines that 'there has recently been an increase in activity in emails with alleged material about Covid-19 coronaviruses that contain malware. Users are urged to pay close attention to any message that refers to Covid-19 in its title or content."Sources say that in recent days violations have been reported by companies where hackers attempted to pry open holes in systems, exploiting security gaps created by remote work.

26 Μαρ 2020 12:09

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A walk through deserted, coronavirus-hit Athens (pics)

These are unprecedented scenes in central Athens: almost all stores all closed, few people on the streets (most wearing masks and gloves), car traffic is severely limited, normally full parking spaces are vacant and the otherwise busy cafes have been boarded up.

19 Μαρ 2020 14:06

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Confirmed cases of new coronavirus in Greece rise to 73

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Greece has risen to 73, Health Ministry spokesperson and infectious diseases expert Prof. Sotiris Tsiodras said on Sunday. Six out of the seven new incidents are from the group of tourists that had visited the Holy Lands in Israel and people that came into contact with them in Greece.

08 Μαρ 2020 21:31