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Study calls for sweeping reform of Greek healthcare system
SocietyA study by the diaNeosis think tank has shown that the Greek health system requires a drastic... by the national health system as it currently stands. This has led to Greeks having one of the lowest levels... to the state system. At the same time, the healthcare system has not been able to adapt to the increased
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Moria fire propels migration issue back to top of political agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsJust as the Greek government was expecting some relief from the refugee challenge that has caused... seekers on the island of Lesvos has brought the issue back into sharp focus. The fire broke out.... As of Wednesday, a state of emergency has been declared. Clearly, one of the immediate challenges authorities
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
Democracy’s muddled approach over the last few months has contributed to the virus spreading... of Covid-19. SYRIZA has already been vocal in its criticism of how New Democracy handled the situation... of exploratory contacts between Greece and Turkey has to do with talks, rather than negotiations. Conducting
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PM tries to draw line under Golden Dawn affair, defends handling of second Covid-19 wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a victory for Greece’s democracy and its institutions, whereas SYRIZA has tended to stress more the resistance to fascism on the streets and among activists. The opposition party has also hailed... as the mother of murdered rapper Pavlos Fyssas. In effect, each party has shown its ideological
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Who is left dreaming the European dream in Serbia?
AgoraThe accession of the Western Balkans to the European Union (EU) has been ongoing for eighteen years...". In other words, according to the criteria of this organization, Serbia has ceased to be a democracy... opposition parties, is a parliament with no opposition. Although the census has been reduced from 5% to 3
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Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
Societygarnered a lot of attention at the time, it has since largely faded from public view. The start..., the increase in the average age of healthcare staff has resulted in a high attrition level in recent years... have retired. As recruitment has failed to keep pace with departures, the health system has been
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Newsletter 295 - 07/05/2021
aged 60-69. The fact that these rates are only inching up even though the online platform has been open.... This means that there has been no let-up for public hospitals, which remain stretched due..., which means there has been only the slightest reduction since a few days ago when this figure climbed
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Beyond conspiracy theories: How mismanagement shaped vaccination in Albania
Agora. But while vaccination has been open to anyone over 18 since August, Pfizer vaccines (and to a slightly... are fully vaccinated, or roughly 28% of the country’s 2.8 million people. Vaccination uptake has slowed down... in the rise of anti-vaccine sentiment that precedes COVID, and has exacerbated since. But it has been
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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policyanother trilateral meeting between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt produced has been undoubtedly..., such an ambitious plan has one significant pre-requisite: the stability of the region. But on the other hand..., as the current crisis has shown, is weak, with the continent essentially dependent on Moscow, which seems
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Faced with limited policy options, govt mulls inflation handout
PoliticsGreek Politicshas the data for tax revenues in February and there is a clearer picture regarding the available... and gas bills, especially when Greece has among the highest energy and fuel costs in the EU. This issue has also been one of the key themes during visits that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has been making
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