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Govt examines stricter measures to rein in coronavirus as options dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicscases was set on Tuesday, when health officials announced that another 667 people had contracted the disease. Another eight deaths were also reported, taking the total to 528. Almost 90 people... Greeks to take care and follow the protocols set out by the authorities. They also noted that over
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Govt tries to fend off claims of disarray in Covid-19 reporting, coordination
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it was setting a limit on the cost of PCR tests set at 40 euros, with some private clinics charging as much as 100 euros until now. The ceiling on rapid tests was set at 10 euros. These tests were..., taking the total to 2,321. The number of intubated patients has reached 603.
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Govt faces fresh pressure over Covid-19 decisions amid slow start to vaccination scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicsdiscussion that the government had set aside the advice of some experts to cancel the religious... in line with its request for churches to remain closed for Epiphany, amid concern that Covid-19 are set... cases (around three times more than just two days earlier), 40 more deaths (taking the total to 5,051
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SYRIZA ponders election footing, slow vaccination rollout rate troubles govt
PoliticsGreek Politicson possible early elections. Party officials have set out a roadmap up to April to complete all internal... received the first dose of the vaccine on Monday, equal to 0.46 percent of the total population... season. A report by Ethnos.gr news website on Tuesday suggested that the Health Ministry could be set
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Govt views pandemic window as opportunity to advance contentious reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson his government’s recent successes to resume the reform agenda which was largely set aside to deal... on personal savings accounts set up for new employees. The intention is to put the bill to public... the start of summer in Greece – the pandemic showed further signs of de-escalation. A total of 841
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek health system is preparing for a tough autumn, as surging hospitalisations are set... of the Delta variant. The increased pressure on hospitals coincides with impending deadline set... without pay. Official figures show that up to 20,000 hospital workers (almost 20 pct of the total) have
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PM to address inflation as polls show wear and tear for govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government and the opposition parties are set to cross swords in Parliament on Monday over... International Fair. The total amount committed so far by the government to cushion consumers from price hikes.... Salaries are set to increase by 2 pct at the start of the year, but ND has lined up a second boost later
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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the last 24 hours, while intubations jumped by 30 to a total of 670. The worsening hospital... to a limited selection of economic activities for just the first half of January, however they now look set... by inflation. The Finance Ministry is expected to announce a new set of support measures
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Newsletter 333 - 01/04/2022
50.44 billion euros from taxes this year, with VAT representing more than a third of total tax... last year and exceeds the target set for 2022 by 48 million euros. This is an overperformance of 13 pct. If fuel prices are set to continue at elevated levels, even before the impact from the Ukraine
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Parties tussle over scope of surveillance probe as latest poll puts Mitsotakis in frame
PoliticsGreek Politicsservice, with a meeting of the relevant parliamentary committee set to be followed by a special...-tapping. A total of 142 opposition MPs voted for the centre-left party’s motion (one was absent). Only... the inquiry, set out a number of questions the party wishes to be addressed, including the justification
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