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ND feeling fiscal pressure as row over media handouts rumbles on
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest macroeconomic data has highlighted the fiscal pressure that is mounting on Greece’s... and 23 pct of the levels they were at in March and April 2019. This has left EFKA with a deficit... announcement was justified by the fact the government has not yet revealed how much cash each media
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PM mulling reshuffle to get political project back on track in 2021
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSpeculation about an imminent cabinet reshuffle has resurfaced in the Greek media, although Prime... on Tuesday that as Covid-19 cases are dropping and the vaccination programme has begun, this might... 608,000 pensioners. The PM has reportedly set four main priorities for his cabinet: The vaccination
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Fresh tension weakens prospects for next round of Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policywith the European Union and the United States. Athens has so far avoided responding to similar statements... Mediterranean. The Greek foreign minister also noted that Greece has already suggested to the Turkish side some dates for the 62nd round of the exploratory talks as it will be the host country but has
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Home testing starts as govt aims to break free from pandemic's grip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has started the week by focussing on what it hopes will be an imminent de-escalation... impact to be known, the government has already indicated that self-testing will be extended... of the vaccine programme has picked up in comparison to last month. As of Friday, around 500,000 jabs
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Complaints harden as govt lays out content of labour bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe bill containing the contentious labour reforms put forward by the centre-right government has...’ rights and needs and not vulnerable to political pressure. However, each of these proposals has drawn criticism either from opposition parties, unionists or commentators. For instance, it has been
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Labour bill clash reaches climax as MPs prepare to vote on reforms
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty is modernising Greece by creating labour legislation that has greater flexibility built... in other countries, such as France and Spain. The government has also attempted to counter criticism... on favouring business owners and helping them increase their profits. This has been a criticism levelled
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Who lied about Covid-19 in Serbia, and how?
Agoraand social media and also deals with the validity of politicians' statements during the pandemic, and has... is returning to Serbia, and later has even doubled that figure on the corrected front page, with a bold... of mass immunization in most countries. As expected, misinformation about vaccines has been
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Warnings of post-holiday Covid surge, continuing wildfires store up risk for ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsvaccinated. Crete has had one of the lowest vaccination rates in Greece, but overall vaccination rates are also lagging. The number of doses administered daily has risen slightly to around 30,000... half the population (45 pct) has not yet had a first shot, and even with the increased uptake
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Support for ND continues to erode even as alternative remains elusive
PoliticsGreek Politicsand KINAL at 14.5 pct. The figures suggest that KINAL has more than doubled its support since the 2019... of the major parties. New leader Nikos Androulakis has also made a claim on the hotly-contested... Androulakis has refused to discuss the option of forming a coalition with either ND or SYRIZA
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Covid restrictions to be relaxed but public fixated on cost-of-living crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggests the pandemic has slipped down the list of voters’ priorities and that, ahead of elections... point. However, the pandemic has been downgraded in the public consciousness even though close to 350... on Wednesday, taking the total since the pandemic began to 28,344. Instead, voters’ attention has
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