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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek Politics. Regarding the next steps in the relaxation of the lockdown, the government’s plans regarding secondary... a preliminary inquiry into Pappas’s behaviour in connection to the 2016 tender for TV permits. Pappas had...’s decision to hand out money to local media outlets as part of Covid-19 awareness campaign
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Mitsotakis defends pandemic handling, denies snap election plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsa defence of his government’s handling of the pandemic and the economy, while seeking one more time... was devoted to defending the government’s record on handling the pandemic. Mitsotakis acknowledged... “Greece 2.0”, Mitsotakis’s reasoning for dismissing snap election scenarios is perhaps the most cogent
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Govt forced to back down over Easter travel, turns focus to May re-opening
PoliticsGreek Politicsto cushion the blow by setting out the government’s plans for a return to normality after Easter... of the public (64%) believes that the scientific committee’s decisions are influenced by the government. Approval of New Democracy’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis overall continues to decline, falling
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Government mulls policing shake-up in response to violent crime incidents
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Citizen’s Protection Michalis Chrisochoidis is said to have activated a plan for the creation... as the activation of the police’s network of informants with the aim of “mapping out” the activity of criminal..., with opposition SYRIZA calling for Chrisochoidis’s resignation. The minister is seen as the face
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Labour bill clash reaches climax as MPs prepare to vote on reforms
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid a 24-hour public sector and transport strike, Greece’s political leaders prepared to do battle on Wednesday over the government’s proposed labour reforms, which are due to be put to a vote.... They will point to Wednesday’s strike as a sign that their position is shared by much of the public
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PM looking to build on RRF approval to augment profile as moderniser
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the country to present the government’s Greece 2.0 recovery plan as he tries to build on the momentum of Thursday’s approval by the European Commission. The visit of European Commission president Ursula von... elements of the government’s plan focus on digital transformation and the green transition, which
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Govt intent on making some relief measures permanent
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the European institutions from September, when talks on Greece’s post-programme surveillance... point. To Vima indicated that The Finance Ministry’s assumptions that RRF and EU structural funds... Strategy in 2024 and 2025 of 2.8 and 3.7 pct of GDP. Young voters A report in Monday’s Ta Nea suggested
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Measures set for a comeback as Covid cases climb
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Covid-19 cases is widely expected to lead the government’s advisory committee to call for the reintroduction of some containment measures over the coming days. On Wednesday, Greece’s National Public..., with almost three quarters of 17-34-year-olds rating the government’s performance negatively
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Vaccination politics intensify as Greece races to plug immunity gap
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Mitsotakis government’s “carrot and stick” approach to boosting Covid-19 vaccination rates..., chanted slogans against the government’s recently announced policy of compulsory vaccination... for the 15-17 age group would open on Thursday. A demonstration also took place in Greece’s second-largest
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Fitch maintains Greek 'BB' rating with stable outlook amid some lack of visibility
Economyare now at par at ‘BB’, one notch ahead of Moody’s at ‘Ba3’, the ‘BB-‘ equivalent. Moody’s also...-desired investment grade for Fitch and S&P and three for Moody’s. In a recent presentation, the Finance... drivers of Greece’s rating are the weak medium-term growth prospects, the high volume of NPEs
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