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PM stands firm on Covid rules as health data deteriorates fast
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted on Monday that his government has no intention of curtailing the freedoms of Greeks who have been vaccinated, even though concern about the spread of Covid... are starting to pay dividends. The prime minister noted that over the last few days, 140,000 Greeks
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Govt pleads with firms to absorb inflation as surveillance claims prompt calls for accountability
PoliticsGreek Politicsshortly after ND came to power in 2019 placed EYP directly under the control of the prime minister... of the intelligence services, as well as the prime minister’s choice of appointment for the head
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Parties at odds over latest pandemic measures, way to tackle Covid wave
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appears to have played his last card, short of a lockdown, in the effort to contain the pandemic as New Democracy looks to ride out the latest Covid wave... to deal with the pandemic via televised addresses rather than actual policies. He argued that the prime
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Govt plays down Omicron threat despite wariness and high Covid death rate
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be at the heart of this Monday’s meeting at the Prime Minister’s office after Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s... this Monday evening as they try to boost their hopes of being elected. Former prime minister George
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Opposition renews attack on government over hospital capacity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s announcement of fines for unvaccinated over-60s has further widened the divide between government and opposition on the handling of the pandemic, as cases appear... the age of 60 who has not booked a vaccination appointment by mid-January. The prime minister argued
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MEP Androulakis takes first round in KINAL leadership vote after notable turnout
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSocial democratic MEP Nikos Androulakis and former prime minister George Papandreou will contest the leadership of KINAL in a run-off ballot next Sunday after an impressive turnout in the first round... is certainly a wake-up call for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras
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Govt stands firm on 'no lockdown' message, pins hopes on vaccination surge
PoliticsGreek Politicshigh infection rates in northern Greece. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, meanwhile, talked up... office-holder and I do not favour, in principle, the idea of directives”, the prime minister said
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Health service weakness highlighted as Covid deaths hit record high and research points to ICU disparity
PoliticsGreek Politicsdebate between the government and SYRIZA in Parliament recently. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... the research was concluded, at the end of May. The opposition party also called on the prime minister
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Polls boost for KINAL after leadership vote, as Androulakis rolls out key appointments
PoliticsGreek Politicscontradict a recent statement by the prime minister, who claimed that there was no evidence... the government has not yet offered an explanation for the prime minister’s statement. KINAL Having
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PM seeks to leave ICU controversy behind as Tsipras ups stakes with snap election call
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to draw a line under the controversy surround the quality of care for Covid patients, but SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has decided to use the row over... coverage is the best way to protect against serious illness. The prime minister also argued that the number
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