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The oft-neglected primary sector has exhibited endurance and may be among the few that can do well in these extraordinary circumstances.

Tsiodras’ 29 April news conference was different than all the others as he offered a defence (hence the title from the seminal work of the major 19th century British intellectual John Cardinal Newman) of the committee’s work and tough decisions throughout the lockdown.

Those who expect everything from the state and are uneasy about placing the burden of protecting public health on the personal responsibility of the people are ignoring the fact that liberal democracy is based on it.

The bishops are outraged that the government could ban the most sacred annual Good Friday litany of the 'epitaphios' or bier of Christ, but then days later permit pop singer Alkistis Protopsalti's roving band of musicians. 

A populace that cannot make ends meet cannot be  healthy, nor can tens of thousands of families where the only breadwinner (including one-parent families) will have lost his or her job.

Having consulted with doctors and medical researchers the government decided the gradual lifting of the lockdown imposed on 23 March and the PM announced the plan for a return to a semblance of normalcy.

Even if there is an increase in the number of cases the government is not inclined to deviate from its current strategy, unless of course there is an exceptional emergency.

Many of the consequences of the pandemic, however, will not go away but will continue to impact on the economy and society.

It appears that the EU’s new seven-year budget will be the vehicle for guaranteeing loans for funding the needs of member-states.

Over nearly two months eu countries and leaders learned their lesson and recognised their responsibility toward their citizens and the EU more broadly.

Those monitoring governmental economic decision-making have witnessed a spirit of understanding and a desire to swiftly implement the necessary measures to save Greek businesses

The authors note that experts say that both the stringency of those measures and the way Greeks have largely abided by them have been key to Greece avoiding the worst ravages of the global pandemic

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras is expected to play a key role in seeking money in order to stabilise the situation in the Greek banking sector to the extent possible.

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas said today that it would be ironic to be telling people to stay home [to halt the spread of the coronavirus] even as they are being evicted.

businesses will be receiving state aid on condition that they agree to not proceed with any layoffs for six months after the end of the public health crisis..

Confronted by the pressures of his presidential campaign Mr. Trump is increasingly losing all sense of measure and his contact with reality and is full of negative surprises.

This week is "the most critical of all" in terms of containing the spread of coronavirus said Deputy Minister for Civil Protection Nikos Hardalias.

If compliance with restrictions on movement and social distancing measures remains at high levels the gradual loosening of these measures will begin sooner.

Magiorkinis is studying the evolution of the virus in order to estimate whether antibodies developed during the first wave of the epidemic will be sufficiently active during a potential second wave.

The PM warned that the economy will be in recession at least this year due to the pandemic but he projected rather optimistically a strong comeback in 2021. "The recession will be great, but the recovery could be much greater in 2021."