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Government extends pandemic support package amid opposition criticism Greek political leaders returned to Parliament on Thursday to debate the national response to the pandemic.
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PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced the gradual relaxation of the lockdown that has been in place in Greece since March, highlighting that after suppressing Covid-19 the country’s next challenge is to ensure that the virus does not resurface in large numbers as restrictions are lifted.
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny Greek parliamentarians are preparing to return to business this week, with a number of non-pandemic items on the agenda. The return to political normality looks set to rekindle confrontations on several fronts which have been temporarily suppressed in the interest of the national emergency.
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Mitsotakis to set out lockdown relaxation plan as ND scales back economic support Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to announce on Tuesday the relaxation of the lockdown that has been in place since March, marking the first steps for Greece towards returning to something resembling normality.
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Primary residences back in focus as Athens waits for recovery fund decision Following another European Council teleconference during which no concrete decisions were reached regarding the coronavirus recovery fund, there is growing attention on the primary residence protection scheme, which is due to expire soon.
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Survey sheds light on sentiments in lockdown, as govt backpedals on voucher scheme A major survey highlights Greeks’ anxiety around the pandemic’s impact on their finances, while a government U-turn on support for professionals looks set to tarnish its reputation for competence.
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As plan to ease lockdown progresses, politics turns to non-coronavirus issues The government is forging ahead with its plans to relax the lockdown and a semblance of normality is returning to Greek politics, with issues other than Covid-19 now being addressed.
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Govt trails transition out of lockdown as training vouchers stir controversy The first small step towards lifting the lockdown was made on Tuesday, as it was announced that courts of first instance and land registry offices would open on April 27 with a restricted range of services.
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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections The government is expected to announce in the coming days its plans for relaxing the lockdown rules after seeming to have navigated through the Easter weekend in Greece without any notable signs of civil disobedience.
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Snap election scenarios circulate as ND's pandemic response fuels surge in polls A number of developments linked to the coronavirus crisis have led to speculation in the Greek media about the possibility of a snap election in the summer or early autumn.