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Mitsotakis promotes constructive role as talks over electoral process continue
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe electoral law so that the proportional representation system (no bonus for the winning party) does... to an electoral system for which I will pursue broad consensus but which must give a party that gains 40 percent... at the Thessaloniki Expo in September that if the parties cannot agree on a new electoral system, securing
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Newsletter 224 -25/10/2019
system to reduce NPLs. He said that the measures taken so far by the government, such as reducing..., the government is set to unveil its plan for overhauling the supplementary pension system by allowing... compiled by the committee given the task for coming up with a new system. According to reports
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Asylum bill passes as SYRIZA turns up heat on Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s attempt to overhaul Greece’s asylum system with the main aim of speeding up... arrivals, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that the new system introduces stricter... parties, which mostly feel that the new system is too strict and rigid. They expressed concern
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Watchdog raid strains testy relationship between banks and govt
EconomyBankingrecently called the Greek banking system a misfiring engine and a drag on the country’s efforts to reach... been pumped in the banking system by the state and it has essentially evaporated during the crisis.... The signaling of Thursday’s operation is too strong to be ignored by the domestic financial system
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Greek pupils score below average in international rankings as long-term problems persist
SocietyThe poor condition of Greece’s state education system has been laid bare in the latest OECD’s... highlighted that the current structure of the Greek education system is producing students lacking... not examine the curriculum of each country, but instead evaluates whether the education system of each
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Poll shows support for ND in several policy areas as pension bill debate heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe pension portfolio for SYRIZA, argued that the new pension system proposed by the government would... and freelancers would have to pay under the new system would be higher than under the scheme... system will lead to millions of retirees being better off. However, it has also been pointed out
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Medics highlight weaknesses in frontline care as parties debate emergency measures
PoliticsGreek Politics. Intensive care specialists have called on the government to double the health system’s permanent ICU... to strengthen the public health system against the ongoing pandemic and beyond. The prime minister said he.... Total ICU capacity available to the public health system stands at 910 beds, according to Ministry
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Bound to lose
Agorais something that did not sit well with SYRIZA’s vow to drive the Neo-Nazis out of the political system... institutions, we are missing the point. Greece’s political system did hold together, as did our liberal... political system, institutions, media, church and society that turned a blind eye or even molly coddled
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Greece to enter second lockdown as govt faces criticism over 'total failure'
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Covid-19 infection rates, which have increased pressure on the country’s healthcare system... on pandemic measures in less than a week. On Saturday, a simplified two-tier system of regional Covid risk ratings was introduced, replacing the previous four-tier system. A day later, a third
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ICU shortages provide opposition with fodder in political battle over Covid-19 strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe opposition parties are ramping up the pressure on the government over the public health system... part in Tuesday’s regular press conference to update viewers on how the health system is responding... by claiming over the last few months that dozens of new ICU beds being added to the system, when in fact
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