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Tsipras tries to put PM on spot by pushing for 800-euro min wage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government, calling... the government’s claims that there is no fiscal space for such interventions. “The government has... interested in serving the interests of the few and has no real interest in the fate of the many. He argued
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Mitsotakis rules out another lockdown, dismisses criticism of new Covid measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister argued that the availability of vaccines has radically downgraded the public health threat... politically controversial aspect of the new measures has been the exemption of churches from... has already submitted an amendment to the relevant legislation to bring churches in line with retail
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Opinion poll blow for govt as it considers further Covid measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new opinion poll showing a substantial dip in support for New Democracy has caused consternation... pct overall, this is one of the largest, if not the largest, month-on-month decline that ND has seen... has fallen below 30 pct in a Metron Analysis poll during this period. The biggest winner
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New pension legislation aims to speed up operations at overwhelmed EFKA fund
PoliticsGreek Politicsof about 90 percent of the country’s labour force, has been struggling to clear a backlog of pension... into force in 2022 has created a surge in new applications. As many as 15,100 public sector... enhanced surveillance report, the institutions noted that the issuance of new pensions has virtually
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MEP takes comfortable lead over former PM in advance of KINAL leadership run-off
PoliticsGreek Politicsa greater level of support. In the days following the result, Papandreou has betrayed his irritation... Papandreou has sought to challenge Androulakis’s claim to be a force for the renewal of the party by claiming... the backroom negotiations. Papandreou’s fumble has allowed Androulakis to claim the higher ground
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Polls boost for KINAL after leadership vote, as Androulakis rolls out key appointments
PoliticsGreek Politics. KINAL (Movement for Change) has almost doubled its ratings with a gain of more than 5 percentage... a role the new leader himself has played in the swing. Androulakis is named third most popular leader... has dropped 3 percentage points since the start of the year. Androulakis gets the approval of 42 pct
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Tsipras issues rare MP ouster, focusses on pinning ND down over ICU data
PoliticsGreek Politicscomment. Tsipras has been notoriously reluctant to dismiss politicians from SYRIZA.... The SYRIZA president believes that his party has to round off its edges and tone down its rhetoric... such as the Mati fire and the Macedonia name deal, New Democracy has shown an ugly side and the opposition
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Govt hails success of vaccine mandate amid continuing surge in 'hard' indices of pandemic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOn the day when fines kicked in for unvaccinated citizens over the age of 60, the government has... Greeks over 60 are now vaccinated, noting that the country has the second oldest population in Europe... admissions with Covid has reached new records, with 3,862 admissions in the week ending January 9
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ND and SYRIZA exchange broadsides, KINAL catches some flak
PoliticsGreek Politicsit, to show that the current administration has had to navigate numerous crises, including natural disasters and the Covid pandemic, but has managed to do so with “minimal losses”. His comment appeared... and intimidating Labour Ministry staff. Fourthiotis has recently taken to publishing on his social
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Athens treads carefully over Ukrainian stand-off
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is closely monitoring developments on the Ukrainian crisis but has no intention of being... has been and still is in favour of de-escalation in the region. We keep open communication channels... the alliance it has chosen with the US but without causing annoyance in Moscow. Greece’s main aim
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