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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
. The government’s decision to toughen its stance vis a vis healthcare workers has been contrasted with its... with the Holy Synod on Tuesday, the government’s position was that it had simply “respectfully respected... made it clear that it would not urge worshippers, or clerics, to get the jab. New Democracy’s
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor all healthcare workers. The country’s public health organisation EODY reported an all-time record... with Greece’s highest administrative court to have the law suspended, claiming that it violates... Wednesday’s leader’s debate on the handling of the August wildfires left a bitter taste, after the clash
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Govt targets unvaccinated with new Covid restrictions, drawing more claims of muddled approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsor restaurant is much higher than in a church. The latest decision is in keeping with the government’s... clear earlier this year that after a strong start to the country’s vaccination campaign, the levels.... The leftists argued that this approach would bring Greece’s weak public health system to its knees
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PM stands firm on Covid rules as health data deteriorates fast
PoliticsGreek Politicslockdown is not being considered by the conservative administration. Economou said that the government’s... the vaccine. Also, the premier’s insistence that no further action is needed contrasts... if coronavirus cases keep rising at their current rate. SYRIZA responded to Gaga’s comments
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SYRIZA presses for answers on hospitals amid mounting Covid deaths
PoliticsGreek Politicsassociations, however, have condemned the minister’s tactics as confrontational and counterproductive... from Covid-19 in Greece’s hospitals, raising concerns about the number of patients who have apparently... and the minister responsible. The leftist party’s parliamentary group on Tuesday tabled a list of questions
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PM makes new bid to address Covid wave, speculation about restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the government’s handling of the pandemic so far, while urging more Greeks to get vaccinated... out this week that he will follow Austria’s example and restrict the movement of unvaccinated... jabs in the coming days and another 140,000 their first vaccine. Wednesday’s Covid figures highlighted
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New pension legislation aims to speed up operations at overwhelmed EFKA fund
PoliticsGreek Politicsof about 90 percent of the country’s labour force, has been struggling to clear a backlog of pension... - further compounding the problem. Clearing the pensions backlog is an area of concern for Greece’s... the quality of EFKA’s services. The government claims it wants EFKA to be less bureaucratic and quicker
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Opposition renews attack on government over hospital capacity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s announcement of fines for unvaccinated over-60s has further... with the government’s stated belief that any measures for containing the pandemic going forward should not impinge... on the latest vaccination policies, despite pointing out inconsistencies, such the government’s
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Papandreou boasts strong backing as KINAL gears up to elect new leader
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAndroulakis. This week’s televised debate, in which Papandreou did not take part, did not provide any major talking points. Going into this Sunday’s first round, one of the dominant issues facing the candidates... Loverdos’s comments, noting that the election of the party leader is a process designed to be as open
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Mitsotakis confronted by show of strength from church, turns attention to post-wildfire reconstruction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s charm offensive on vaccination. The premier, meanwhile, is trying... of Athens, the first such occasion for a serving prime minister. According to the PM’s office... the national vaccination campaign, the centrepiece of the government’s public health strategy against
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