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Government under fire for supporting controversial fertility conference
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA state-sponsored conference on female fertility has caused embarrassment at the highest level... Voridis and Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis who has previously supported pro-life campaigns... challenge has long been an area of concern in economic and policy circles, its emergence
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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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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Iris 2.0 programme is not flawless, Observatory officials revealed that it has rarely been used... and intense heatwave has created extraordinary conditions, leaving the authorities unable to act effectively... of the 112 early warning system, which has seen residents of areas close to wildfires being told via text
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Mitsotakis apology for wildfires gets sceptical reception
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinue to burn across parts of Greece has been greeted with extreme scepticism by the opposition... in the aerial response were quashed by the Defence Ministry. Response The PM’s latest address has come... on live TV and social media has been echoed by local government officials and governing party MPs
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