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Growing criticism of coalition's handling of public sector jobs
PoliticsGreek Politicssuch as providing free healthcare to uninsured Greeks, for example. However, it was the provisions... just a few minutes and that they were left with the impression that the decision to fire them had
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Athens sees flexibility on fiscal targets, singles out IMF over role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was a fairly subdued reaction from the government to the outcome of Monday’s Eurogroup, although the coalition did turn its fire on the International Monetary Fund and indicated it would strive... interventions, especially ones such as the lowering of the tax-free threshold, as the IMF has proposed
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Athens prepared to legislate measures before global deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 2018. It had been suggested that the reduction to the tax-free threshold could be phased in from... claim that he will not fire any civil servants if he comes to power but said that he would not provide
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Government stalls possible bond issue, clashes again with judiciary
PoliticsGreek Politicsby a 29-year-old PhD student to have her sentence for being a member of the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire... as an “unpleasant surprise.” He argued that courts have in the past allowed convicted drug dealers to remain free
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Mitsotakis prepares to unveil economic plans, leave imprint ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the government to attack New Democracy, especially as Mitsotakis has pledged not to fire any civil... with the “popular right.” At times, this has led to Mitsotakis giving a free rein to the more combative
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Athens closes border, looks for EU support to ride out migration storm
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday night that refugees and economic migrants were free to leave and head into the European... overcrowding. Some locals reacted angrily to their arrival, attacking journalists, setting fire to a staging
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Mitsotakis puts Greece on war footing as plans progress to boost hospital capacity
PoliticsGreek Politicsby downturn. The prime minister called on suffering firms not to fire staff. On the healthcare front... to intensive care. Last week, all scheduled surgery in the public health system was cancelled to free
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Covid-19 poses health and education challenges, damaging ND popularity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is coming under renewed fire from the opposition over claims it has mismanaged the response to the coronavirus, an issue that continues to present challenges for the government... carried out more than 2,600 free tests in public squares in Athens, which is the epicentre
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Dire conditions at public hospitals fuel opposition attacks on govt competence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe week began as the last one ended, with the national health system under immense pressure from Covid-19 and the government trying to find ways to cope with the crisis while under fire from... months. The rapid tests will be made available for free (1 per person per week) via pharmacies
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Amid patent waiver row, govt hoping to push ahead with reopening
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrategy to provide a fatigued population with greater freedom but also to fire up the economy again... the pharmaceutical companies, not for them to be provided for free. The opposition party sees this as a good
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