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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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SYRIZA ponders election footing, slow vaccination rollout rate troubles govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 2019 has been held in suspended animation by the pandemic, which put on ice key internal processes... of popular discontent with the government, SYRIZA has yet to convert this into support for its own... to prominence of right-wing politicians in the cabinet has created fertile ground for alliances in the left
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EU digital certificate seen as boost for tourism against backdrop of worsening pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politics” for travel has been welcomed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis as a potential boost for Greek tourism. Αside... of the health status certificate which promises to ease travel among EU countries, has been hailed... announcement has been taken to signal that, following modifications to the original proposal, the concept
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PM makes new bid to address Covid wave, speculation about restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the public administration, to revert to teleworking wherever possible. The government has been..., pushing the percentage of the general population that has had at least one jab up to 63.9 pct, while.... There has also been speculation that an ulterior motive for Mitsotakis’s speech is to quell
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SYRIZA hope Tsipras re-election ballot will bear fruit as poll figures remain stagnant
PoliticsGreek Politicsby PASOK officials and neutral observers. This has piled the pressure on SYRIZA, which has a lower... members at the last elections, in 2019, but has managed to increase that number to almost 62,000 since... of voting preferences, support for New Democracy has edged up slightly since March, rising by half
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Media freedom concerns continue to bedevil Mitsotakis govt as EC takes note
PoliticsGreek Politicsof disinformation campaigns by unaccountable NGOs. Their response has failed to clear the air regarding significant... of spyware on the same journalist’s phone. The government has once again denied that it engages... to EU funding, which has already been invoked to block Hungary from receiving RRF funds. Perhaps
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Newsletter 369 - 10/02/2023
taking part in the contest, while also promoting the work New Democracy has done to improve Greece’s... trust Mitsotakis most on defence matters and largely believe the government has done a good job in addressing these issues, particularly through the agreements it has signed with France and the USA. So
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