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PM seen boosting powers despite making minor alterations to cabinet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe new, and promoted, members of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s cabinet were sworn in on Wednesday after... his government’s momentum, either through the creation of internal battles, or by giving... insisted that the tweaks were aimed at further improving the cabinet’s already high performance
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Tsipras plans SYRIZA reboot, as govt pandemic response faces multiple challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe spring of 2021. Justifying the change, Tsipras referred to the party’s character as a mass... as party secretary, as leader of SYRIZA’s parliamentary party. Skourletis, a key figure in the party’s... the vexatious questions of the party’s political identity and its relationship with the centre-left space
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PM prepares for low key policy speech as poll suggests support for govt still high
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is trying to dampen expectations ahead of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s... to be an opportunity for Mitsotakis to highlight his government’s achievements in terms of economic reforms... campaign. The onset of the virus, though, has led to a change in priorities. The government’s focus
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
to express concern about the pressure being put on the national health system. The prime minister’s... Democracy’s muddled approach over the last few months has contributed to the virus spreading... Stelios Petsas said the government realises it is in a race against time to boost the health system’s
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PM puts emphasis on individual responsibility in bid to rein in coronavirus
PoliticsGreek Politicsstressed that the state’s plan can act as the compass, but it is citizens that walk the path,” he added. SYRIZA interpreted Mitsotakis’s speech as an abrogation of the government’s responsibility... conditions in schools, on top of mishandling the opening of Greece’s borders to tourists. The prime
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Public's disenchantment grows as ND struggles with Covid-19 challenge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s difficulties in dealing with the challenge posed by Covid-19 on the public health and economic fronts over the last few months appear to have eroded much of the public’s goodwill towards New Democracy following its landslide win in last year’s general elections. A new opinion poll
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Moody's upgrades Greece to 'Ba3' on back of reforms, warns of tricky period ahead
EconomyIn an unexpected move on Friday night, Moody’s upgraded Greece’s credit rating by one notch to ‘Ba3’ from ‘B1’, while it kept the outlook stable. Moody’s, which has its own rating scale, had... last year, S&P had raised Greece’s credit rating to ‘BB-‘, while Fitch moved Greece up to ‘BB
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Parties clash ahead of budget vote, govt looks to ease holiday lockdown for churches
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe debate over the government’s economic response to the pandemic is expected to reach a crescendo on Tuesday as Parliament approaches its vote on next year’s budget. In the opening sessions... the government’s plans for the banking section, which include a target to reduce NPL ratios to single digits
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Covid worries bring more wear and tear for govt, but no momentum for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics, to mark Greece’s bicentennial on Thursday, the harsh reality of the country’s present challenges... pressure on Greece’s health system. Despite enlisting the assistance of private hospitals and doctors... deaths in Greece now stands at 7,701. This dire situation has cast doubt over the government’s next
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PM targets middle class voters as he eyes return to normality
PoliticsGreek Politicsout of a six-month lockdown, New Democracy’s aim is to reconnect with middle class voters, who formed the party’s main target group ahead of the 2019 elections. Speaking in Thessaloniki on Saturday, he... came in the wake of the government’s decisions to allow schools and businesses to reopen next month
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