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New Omicron measures met with exasperation by business and scepticism from opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlarming new data on the spread of the Omicron variant in Greece has led the government to announce a new raft of restrictions for after the new year holiday.
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Administrative changes unveiled as PM's technocratic pledge is tested again
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn what is usually a subdued period for Greek politics between Christmas and New Year, the government has announced a series of changes among its general and special secretaries, while also experiencing turbulence with regard to one of its earlier technocratic appointments.
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Government under fire for indecision on Covid measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has put itself under more pressure, including criticism from friendly sources, because of prevaricating over what kind of measures to adopt in order to contain the pandemic.
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Govt baulks at more holiday restrictions to stem spread of Omicron variant
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA tide of speculation around the government’s intentions to tighten public health measures along the lines of those adopted in other European countries is being met once again with political assurances that a lockdown over the holidays is off the cards.
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PM seeks to leave ICU controversy behind as Tsipras ups stakes with snap election call
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to draw a line under the controversy surround the quality of care for Covid patients, but SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has decided to use the row over the availability of ICU units as a platform for a fresh offensive against the government.
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Tsipras issues rare MP ouster, focusses on pinning ND down over ICU data
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is making its fullest effort to dismiss or deflect the medical study that highlighted how much the health system is struggling to cope with Covid, while SYRIZA is trying to exploit it to the maximum but is open to the party’s customary communications slip-ups.
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Polls boost for KINAL after leadership vote, as Androulakis rolls out key appointments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo separate polls have recorded a significant rise in the popularity of third party KINAL following leadership elections which installed MEP Nikos Androulakis as its president.
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Health service weakness highlighted as Covid deaths hit record high and research points to ICU disparity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece registered a record number of 130 daily Covid-related deaths on Tuesday. The grim news was followed by the publication of research by leading Greek experts which highlighted the low tolerance the Greek health system has to a high case load during the pandemic and the higher mortality among seriously ill patients who are hospitalised outside of Athens or do not have access to intensive care.
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Androulakis receives strong mandate for renewal at KINAL
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a development that could cause reverberations across Greek politics, MEP Nikos Androulakis has been elected the leader of centre-left KINAL following a resounding victory over former prime minister George Papandreou in Sunday’s run-off vote.
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Tsipras makes pre-emptive peace offering to next KINAL leader ahead of final vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAhead of Sunday’s run-off vote in the KINAL leadership election, SYRIZA’s president Alexis Tsipras has made an indirect appeal to the centre-left party’s next head to focus on attacking the government rather than the main opposition party.