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Stalling vaccination campaign, protests raise concerns on health and political fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsamong the older groups, with just 70.9 pct of over-85s having received at least one shot, while... in the short term, as across all age groups only an additional 1-2 pct has booked a first shot. Younger age groups appear to have already reached saturation within weeks of being offered the vaccine, with just
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Authorities say no new measures on the way despite surge in Covid-19 cases
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the autumn, focussing on vulnerable groups. He also noted that vaccination coverage had reached 90 pct in vulnerable groups and 75 in the adult population, and this had helped reduce the number.... The authorities have reportedly been under pressure by some industry groups, specifically taxi
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PM under pressure to account for destruction, as wildfires stoke anti-migrant sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout the role of right-wing militia groups operating in the area. Opposition parties are lining up... to the activities of groups such as “Enisio Delta” in the context of its strict position on migration... vigilante groups could, however, prove less than advantageous in the current circumstances. On the one
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Farmers and government edge towards dialogue after weeks of escalation
PoliticsGreek Politicsto negotiation, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis scheduled to meet representatives of the protest groups... conditions for talks: that all protest groups are proportionally represented, and that roads remain open.... The government has also invoked examples from other professional groups, such as street market
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Mitsotakis faces pivotal talks with farmers as Mercosur deal adds to complexity of standoff
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe absence of a unified delegation among the protest groups, underscoring both the scale of the unrest... traffic and threatening economic activity. While some groups have signalled readiness to compromise... protest groups, and roads must remain open during negotiations. The government insists that fiscal
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The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect
Agoraa scheduled visit to Athens. Their visit was eventually rescheduled for the end of this month but the message... of the S&D group, has the authority to conduct public hearings with key institutional figures and to visit...,” Karas said during a visit to Portugal last week. “It is not enough to say that because national
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Newsletter 20 - 20/03/2015
place in Athens, with the city centre in lockdown as it was during her last visit almost a year ago in April 2014. It speaks volumes on the state of play of current Greek–German relations that a visit..., Greece will not undertake any loan shortcuts through Russia. His forthcoming visit to Moscow
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What will be on the agenda for talks between Merkel and Tsipras?
Agorato take place in Athens, with the city centre in lockdown as it was during her last visit almost a year... that a visit by Merkel to Athens would constitute a logistical and diplomatic nightmare for the SYRIZA-led..., Greece will not undertake any loan shortcuts through Russia. His forthcoming visit to Moscow
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Tsipras hopes for 'spring' with Russia but brighter days not certain
PoliticsForeign Policyand Russia, which he his due to visit on April 8, rather than the “Siberian winter” that currently exists... of such an opening towards Russia. Tsipras’s visit, which has been moved forward by a month... to travel from Athens to Moscow in February 2010. Understandably, the latest visit has prompted much
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Tsipras heads for Russia with specific aims, including halting speculation
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is preparing for his two-day visit to Moscow, which begins... that Tsipras’s Moscow visit on April 8 and 9 is “diplomatically demarcated and economically hopeful... of the trip and understand the basic goals of this much-anticipated visit. What does “diplomatically
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