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Covid dominates start of 2022 but PM looks ahead to growth
PoliticsGreek Politicsissue that the government has to address over the coming weeks. Coming on the back of growing criticism about New Democracy’s handling of the pandemic, the arrival of the Omicron variant in Greece has... infections. Health Minister Thanos Plevris has indicated that the government will also adapt its vaccine
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Govt offers more energy subsidies in Jan to cushion impact of high prices
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe previous one, Delta, is at 87 vs 13 pct. Although this has not translated so far into a spike in the number of patients being treated in ICUs, there has been a discernible rise in the number of hospital... workers are in isolation at the moment. This has forced the government to commandeer the services
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KINAL edges towards more central role in political developments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSolution, with which Tsipras clearly has no intention of cooperating. This would mean forming... for all three leading parties has increased since December, perhaps reflecting a growing engagement... leader has revitalised the party and flicked a switch for a large group of voters. Time will tell
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Snow chaos puts government planning on the spot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHeavy snowfall has brought Athens and several other parts of the country to a standstill, prompting... the night without electricity. A state of emergency has been declared for Tuesday across seven regions... The chaotic outcome suggests that little has changed in the government’s emergency planning, despite
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Govt mulls Easter bonus as cost-of-living crisis causes public concern
PoliticsGreek Politics, followed by SYRIZA with 21 pct and KINAL with 14.6 pct. ND’s lead has shrunk from 12.4 in the last sounding to 10.5, while KINAL has held on to the ratings it gained since the election of Nikos Androulakis..., the prime minister has been using every opportunity to try and refocus the domestic agenda on reform
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Govt moving ahead with social security fund overhaul despite opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsto speed up the issuance of pensions, it has brought in lawyers and accountants from the private sector. The move has had a limited impact so far as just 458 of the consultants have completed... pension applications. The main opposition party has long argued that ND has a clear agenda
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Mitsotakis faces pushback from left on arms to Ukraine
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s decision to supply arms to Ukraine has prompted criticism from the main opposition... involvement in NATO and initiate the removal of US bases from Greek soil. Centre-left KINAL, however, has... and adopt an unambiguous position against Russian aggression. SYRIZA has already been under fire from
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How economic sanctions on Russia could affect Greek economy
Agorato the invasion of Ukraine has put economic links with Russia in the spotlight, as governments..., the Greek government has suspended applications by Russian nationals to the Golden Visa investment-based... investment, accounting for just 0.6 pct of the total 4.5 bln euros. Greek investment in Russia has
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Mitsotakis pledges more help to tackle inflation, calls for EU price cap on natural gas
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged that his government will announce in the coming days... in the energy sector, which represents the sharp end of the inflation crisis in Greece, where unleaded fuel has... calling for the special consumption tax on fuel to be lowered. So far, the Finance Ministry has
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Tsipras berates govt over treatment of pensioners
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA party has limited appeal, but which the opposition leader seems to believe he can entice given... applications. However, the initiative has had negligible results until now. According to data presented... in arrears totalling 459 million euros. There has been some progress in reducing the backlog
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