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Mitsotakis joins calls for EU to develop air defence system
PoliticsForeign Policydefence system to protect our common EU airspace against all the incoming threats.” Describing a lack... system which will act as a credible deterrent” and as a “shield for our citizens and military forces... defense system. “We have to have a common air defense shield for all of Europe, like it was proposed
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SYRIZA not entirely behind plans for changes to constitution, electoral system
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat making changes to the electoral system or getting the ball rolling for a constitutional review... system but are opposed to anything other than proportional representation, which is what SYRIZA favoured
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BoG reveals figures for repatriation and banknotes returning to banking system
EconomyBanking. The net inflow of banknotes in the domestic banking system reached 7.7 billion euros, of which 2.6... (outside the Greek banking system) was higher at 4.8 billion, split between 2.2 billion in the second
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Pensions spending stable but early retirees burden system
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Labour Ministry's Computer Centre for Social Security Services (IDIKA) recently published a report from the Unified System of Control and Pension Payments (ILIOS), which estimates pension... Panteion University has shown that the country’s social security system will be burdened by around
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Criminal justice system deemed too weak to fight corruption
SocietyThe European Council’s analysis of the Greek criminal justice system has found that the current setup inadequate to counter corruption. The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) report found a number of shortcomings in the country’s criminal justice system. Specifically, they noted
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PM orders lockdown as opposition focusses on health system's capacity
PoliticsGreek Politicsrose by 128 over the weekend, has heightened fears about whether Greece’s public health system can cope... on Sunday, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras called for more hirings in the public health system
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Covid-19 puts pressure on health system, forces govt into more restrictions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the pressure on the national health system grows due to an increase in Covid-19 patients, the government has introduced new restrictions for the greater Athens area and officials are not ruling... of the national health system to boost efforts to limit the disease. Although the first opinion polls after
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Health system feeling strain of Covid-19 second wave
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece entered the first working day of its new national lockdown on Monday with the focus on the health system’s capacity for dealing with Covid-19 cases, which continue to grow despite the latest... system being overwhelmed by the pandemic. It is widely accepted that the lockdown is likely to last
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Govt holds firm on no lockdown as health system teeters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government continues to resist calls for stricter Covid restrictions in Greece, although some experts warn that the public health system is close to breaking point. Speaking on Thursday..., the authorities could be forced to react to prevent the health system collapsing. On Thursday, there were
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Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system
PoliticsGreek Politicstransparency, accountability, and the political will to reform Greece’s subsidy system. The extent... erosion of trust in the political system – a trend that is making electoral support more fluid
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