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Leaders joust over Covid policy as death toll rises but public interest wanes
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader argued that as a result of the government’s mishandling of the pandemic, Greece now has... population has been fully vaccinated. As of Friday, 58.8 pct of all Greeks had received both Covid jabs... the weekend indicated that the public continues to be sceptical about the way the government has
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Govt plays down Omicron threat despite wariness and high Covid death rate
PoliticsGreek Politicson Sunday. There were also 647 patients with the coronavirus in ICUs. Greece currently has one... of November. Based on a 7-day rolling average, Greece has 8.9 deaths per million every day, versus and EU... strategy in dealing with the pandemic has been a total a success. “The pandemic could have literally
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Parties re-work strategies as clearer picture emerges for election run-up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has dropped any thoughts of holding snap elections in the coming months, partly... of the local media has interpreted this comment as a laying down of the gauntlet to third party KINAL, whose new leader Nikos Androulakis has so far not indicated any desire to establish a working
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Opposition parties step up pressure after back-and-forth over election date
PoliticsGreek Politicsto improve their standing ahead of the next vote. SYRIZA has made it clear that it is not taking.... With this in mind, the opposition party has not made any alterations to its plans to rally support over the coming... that although SYRIZA has differences with some opposition parties, such as PASOK, it is more important
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SYRIZA and ND square up on cost-of-living crisis as government attempts to draw line under surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicsdelivered economic growth, which in turn has been used to fund measures to cushion inflation. SYRIZA...The opposition has upped the stakes in its attempt to challenge the government’s economic narrative... that the government has been allowing the privileged to profit, while plundering the middle and lower
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ND views SYRIZA's Parliament walkout as a pre-election gift
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government believes that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has scored an own goal by pulling his... Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has handled the surveillance issue, including what the leftists see... New Democracy has a clear majority in its grasp after the second ballot that is likely to be needed
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Newsletter 385 - 16/06/2023
in the 300-member Greek Parliament. Mitsotakis has warned that third elections could be necessary..., SYRIZA and PASOK. If opinion polls are correct, neither of the two groupings has been making any... in the effect of prices, Greece has third lowest per capita GDP in the EU, behind only Bulgaria and Slovakia
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Newsletter 388 - 07/07/2023
it clear that he feels the decisive election result on June 25 has given him a strong mandate for change... in public health, while he has also sought to reassure voters that no public health facilities would... the final touches to three bills that it wants to submit to Parliament this summer. The first has
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Newsletter 389 - 14/07/2023
will also announce they are running in the coming days. Achtsioglou has presented herself.... It is clear that after seeing its support plummet in the May and June elections, SYRIZA has to move... that under her the party would represent “the many.” In the meantime, SYRIZA has raised objections
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Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy, the ethnic Greek elected mayor of Himare in southern Albania. Beleri has been held without charges... by Albanian courts. He has also been denied the right to take his oath. This was the main reason why... Tirana the ability to open negotiating chapters. In fact, Greece has elevated the Beleris case to a new
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