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Govt looks for positives as it steps up vaccine rollout
PoliticsGreek Politics. As of Monday, Greeks aged 60 to 64 will be able to receive the AstraZeneca jab, which Greece has only... inoculated with other vaccines. By Friday, February 13, 371,462 people had received at least one jab... at least one jab by the end of March, with all those 75 and between 60 and 64 being fully protected
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Vaccination scheme gaps identified as Greece prepares to discard masks
PoliticsGreek Politicsclose to 43 pct have received at least one jab. The uptake so far has been patchy in terms of geography... the jab, less than 30 pct of people living in various parts of northern Greece have done so. Perhaps... about the jab. The government is still in discussions with health experts about introducing further
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Scrutiny over mandatory vaccines puts govt on tricky ground
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot get the jab. According to reports, the government is hoping that the private sector will become... at the moment about all civil servants needing to take the jab. The government’s decision to toughen... not urge worshippers, or clerics, to get the jab. New Democracy’s cautious approach with respect
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Govt prepares ground for unvaccinated to face penalties
PoliticsGreek Politicsto table legislation that will penalise public servants who do not get the Covid-19 jab The authorities... at least one jab and 43.7 pct being fully vaccinated. These numbers also prompted the government... of vaccines by seeking to punish the unvaccinated rather than convince them to get the jab.
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Covid dominates start of 2022 but PM looks ahead to growth
PoliticsGreek Politicscertificates will expire seven months after the date of the second jab in order to force more Greeks to come... by profession. So far, only healthcare workers have been forced to get the jab or face being made to stay... in the country a year ago. As of January 1, 69.7 pct of the total population had received at least 1 jab
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Athens goes over energy plans, eyes enhanced role
PoliticsForeign Policyfor interconnecting Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. - LNG: As global energy demand rises, the market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is expanding, prompting Greece to upgrade the Revithoussa LNG Terminal. There are plans for the construction of a floating LNG facility in northern Greece. Both projects will play
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyto global LNG imports. The meeting was arranged days after Russian energy giant Gazprom cut off supplies... a connection with TAP, which carries gas from Azerbaijan. Additionally, suppliers of LNG could be Qatar... to contribute to Europe’s gradual reduction of gas dependency by increasing their production and LNG
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Ionian gas deal strengthens government's aspiration of becoming US energy gateway
PoliticsGreek Politicsgateway for American liquefied natural gas (LNG) into Europe. The agreement grants ExxonMobil a 60 pct..., recently booked capacity to transport US LNG from the Revithoussa terminal to Ukraine via... discussed LNG supply with President Zelenskyy shortly thereafter. The Vertical Corridor’s activation
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PM, sector leaders make it clear energy security is country's top transition priority
PoliticsGreek Politicsto continue to import LNG from multiple suppliers, including the United States, while using its... dependency with another. Russian pipeline gas has been swapped for US LNG, which now accounts for roughly 80% of METLEN’s imports through the Revithoussa terminal. If the United States ever used LNG
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PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
PoliticsForeign Policythat Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next.... But, according to government spokesman Steffen Seibert, Merkel told Haftar that the situation in Libya... that will take place in Libya's international waters aiming to preserve the UN arms embargo. The new
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