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Public support for ND's handling of crisis still strong, SYRIZA looks for weak points
PoliticsGreek Politicsare not particularly pleased with how Tsipras has performed during the crisis. It is not clear if this is because... that the party has been too unstructured in its approach, with some officials being vociferous about... Xanthos, who has been applauded by some commentators for acknowledging the way in which the government
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Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
PoliticsForeign Policytransgressions by Turkey. Greece has launched a new round of diplomatic contacts with the aim... outlining areas of the Greek continental shelf where the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) has applied for exploration permits. According to diplomatic sources in Athens, the Foreign Ministry has
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ND clarifies plans for emergency health system capacity as public mood over Covid-19 sours
PoliticsGreek Politics, with the occupancy rate presently at 37.5 percent across the system. Athens currently has 75 Covid ICU beds... the spread of the virus. The first week of school opening has also created a headache for the government, which has faced criticism for an error in procurement which saw oversize masks distributed to students
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Vaccination politics intensify as Greece races to plug immunity gap
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSynod of the Church of Greece has issued a circular addressing concerns around vaccination, which is to be read in churches over the coming days. However, the Synod’s spokesman has stressed... Stelios Petsas, who has been charged with coordinating local and regional vaccination efforts, hinted
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Stalled vaccination campaign emerges as biggest headache amid fourth wave warnings
PoliticsGreek Politicsroll-out, to discuss potential strategies to boost uptake. The government has indicated..., as it starts to authorise vaccination by private doctors. The union of hospital doctors EINAP has... vaccination rate has emerged as the toughest challenge for authorities at this stage of the pandemic
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New energy subsidy scheme nearing launch as public remains sceptical
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe public and win back some of the support it has lost over the last few months as the cost-of-living crisis has gripped Greek households. The launch of the scheme cannot come soon enough for the ruling... to be fought over day-to-day issues such as energy costs rather than foreign policy. ND has a distinct
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Newsletter 347 - 22/07/2022
to reassure citizens that Greece has a credible plan to deal with the energy crisis over the winter... with what he claimed were “thousands of gaps in the fire service”. The opposition has long... that there has not been any significant progress in the state’s response to such natural disasters
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Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks rubber stamp roadmap, allowing next steps
PoliticsForeign Policynot only with Greece, but also with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Athens has realised that Ankara... that “Our goal is to de-escalate tension in the Aegean and Mitsotakis also has a similar attitude... recently, which has brought them closer, leading to diplomatic exchanges that have strengthened ties
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The Greeks deserved better than this
Agoraby agreeing terms early on in his premiership, has not worked. On Wednesday the institutions (led... to move closer to creditors’ positions in the hope of sealing a deal. The argument that Athens has... has had no basis over the last couple of months as it slowly conceded ground on a whole range
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Debt relief moving to centre stage in programme discussion
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Greek programme with new funding. The IMF has always been clear that any debt relief measures would... set of fiscal measures that his government has signed up to. The line from government spokesman... through the new package of measures once the staff-level agreement has been completed, and before
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