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Government mulls policing shake-up in response to violent crime incidents
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has come under increasing political pressure because of the latest incidents... of the administration’s “law and order” policies, which the opposition claims he has failed to deliver... criminals on the streets. In response, the government has sought to draw a distinction between the apparent
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Left pulls together against ND's labour reform bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Greece's largest unions and all the parties of the left. Opposition SYRIZA has pledged to fight.... The government has already made several changes to the draft legislation regarding redundancy.... SYRIZA in particular has invested a lot in fighting the bill, which it sees as an opportunity
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Newsletter 301 - 18/06/2021
to show that his party is modernising Greece by creating labour legislation that has greater... owners and helping them increase their profits. This has been a criticism levelled at the centre... lines between the government and the opposition parties in voters’ minds. There has also been much
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Govt talks up benefits of pension reform as Delta variant concern grows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has launched its attempt to win the public relations battle over the next major... of a 44-year-old woman on Crete after her vaccination, the uptake has slowed significantly. The head... was initially put on Britain’s “green list”. However, the Greek government has openly courted the UK
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Measures set for a comeback as Covid cases climb
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Skai 100.3 on Thursday. He said the economy has finite capabilities, and it could not sustain another..., however there has been a marked deterioration in the number of positive responses to public safety, which is down by 17.4 percentage points and healthcare, which has lost 14.3 percentage points. Border
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Flagship pension reform hits snag over transition cost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has hit a stumbling block over its flagship pension reform because of concerns among... this cost at 48 to 76 billion euros. This amount has caused concern among European officials... back to the drawing board and, as a result, has delayed the tabling of the bill in Parliament’s full
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Athens waits to be convinced of Ankara's willingness to talk
PoliticsForeign Policyof maritime law. Turkey believes that the agreements Greece has been able to sign with Italy and Egypt prove... open the northern and southern part of the Ionian Sea. Greece has already agreed with Albania... of the sea, which Turkey does not recognise. Dendias It seems that for the time being trust has not been
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Surge linked to Delta variant causes jitters about tourism, return to school
PoliticsGreek Politics, while also noting that the average age of new cases has dropped by almost decade in the last three... for teaching staff, as it will soon be for frontline healthcare workers. Athens University has... vaccination. University entries Controversy has greeted the release of university entry results
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Newsletter 306 - 23/07/2021
has dropped by almost decade in the last three weeks, from 32 to 24 years. The surge in infections... fuelled concern in the tourism sector that this summer will be another damp squib. This fear has also... sector feel that this dashes all their hopes for this season since Germany has now joined another key
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Schools bill vote brings differences on education to fore
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has succeeded in passing another raft of reforms to the education system despite... it would not produce more graduates. There are signs, however, that the government has been forced... Kerameus to extend compulsory Covid-19 vaccination to schoolteachers has been effectively put on ice
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