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Deadly floods raise questions about ND's civil protection pledges as Covid-19 accelerates As it scrambles to deal with the rising number of Covid-19 cases, the government has come under pressure for its handling of flash floods on the island of Evia over the weekend, which resulted in eight deaths.
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PM seen boosting powers despite making minor alterations to cabinet The new, and promoted, members of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s cabinet were sworn in on Wednesday after the first, and minimal, reshuffle since New Democracy came to power.
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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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Experts recommend extensive reforms to overhaul economy amid mixed reception A committee of “wise men” chaired by Nobel laureate economist Sir Christopher Pissarides published on Monday its draft recommendations to the government for transforming the Greek economy.
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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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Govt offers pensioners 1.4 bln in backpay, opposition questions decision The long-awaited decision on compensating pensioners for retirement pay cuts ruled unconstitutional by Greece’s highest administrative court was unveiled by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Parliament on Wednesday.
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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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Political leaders discuss stance on Turkey, as judicial interference case divides Parliament Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been briefing opposition leaders on the situation with Turkey in a series of one-on-one meetings following his return from the EU summit in Brussels.
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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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PM in search of recovery fund boost as parties clash over latest Novartis episode As Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived at the latest European Union summit in Brussels on Friday in the hope that an agreement would be secured on the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF), Greece’s domestic politics was focussed on the latest fallout from the Novartis scandal.