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Reshuffle on backburner as Tsipras draws ideological battle lines
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe timing of the cabinet reshuffle that has been trailed in the media, and by some government... for a “solidarity” payment. The government has been able to pay out so-called social dividends from... Syntakton, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou has already prepared the amendment to allow for the start
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Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change
PoliticsGreek Politicsand noted that the German politician has backed the idea of lowering Greece’s primary surplus... the idea of distributing a “social dividend” at Christmas, as the government has done for the past three... be noted that support for SYRIZA has risen by 0.5 point since March, while there has been no change
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ND focusses on economic goals in run-up to budget vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the former minister, arguing that this approach has no place in the effort to rebuild the left in Greece. Polakis has caused similar problems to Tsipras in the past but the SYRIZA leader has always... PASOK and SYRIZA can be, especially given that he has also been highly critical of the socialist party
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Mitsotakis puts Greece on war footing as plans progress to boost hospital capacity
PoliticsGreek Politicsnight, taking an even more serious tone and warning that Greece has a long battle ahead... by an anonymous user on Reddit. Its accuracy has not been confirmed. It should also be pointed out... in the effort to provide care for sufferers. Hospital capacity The national health service has
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As easing of lockdown begins, government looks to salvage economy
PoliticsGreek Politics, depending on the store’s floor space. The government has launched a campaign to urge Greeks to “Stay safe... explained that the infection rate (R) has dropped well below 1, signalling that the disease is dying out... to revive the tourism sector, which has been in complete shutdown over the least two months. Tourism
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ND mulls next stage of lockdown easing as support remains strong despite some grumbles
PoliticsGreek Politicshas handled the Covid-19 challenge well so far. According to an Alco poll for Open TV on Tuesday, 84 pct of respondents think the centre-right party has handled things “very” or “quite” well... popularity, which has actually increased by 3 points since the last poll by Alco, rising to 40
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Parties debate pandemic response as public approval deteriorates
PoliticsGreek Politicsresponse so far, stressing that despite a recent surge in cases Greece has maintained one of the lowest... that by emphasising the role of “personal responsibility” in suppressing the pandemic the government has been..., meanwhile, has been using the dire economic figures to blame ND for presiding over a record contraction
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Covid-19 poses health and education challenges, damaging ND popularity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is coming under renewed fire from the opposition over claims it has mismanaged... on Wednesday indicated that Kerameus, one of the few women in the cabinet, has become one... the highest approval ratings, at 51 pct for both. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has seen his
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Hoping to deflect criticism, ND bolsters stimulus package ahead of new lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsis conscious of the criticism from the opposition parties that it has not done enough to shield businesses... that Greece has a cash buffer of 37.5 billion euros at its disposal and that the government has taken steps... the Covid-19 response. It has asked for the minutes of the committee’s meetings to be made public
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BoG insists on need for bad bank, sees EU funds boosting recovery from 2021
Economyand the second lockdown, which has been in place in Greece since the first week of November. Naturally, the macroeconomic outlook has deteriorated and BoG now sees in its baseline scenario the economy... and 5 pct, whereas the adverse scenario has more modest growth in 2021 of 3.2 pct and 4.5 pct in 2022
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