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PM cautious about extending compulsory vaccinations
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore than 46 pct of the general population, while more than 10 million jabs had been administered... is much lower than among doctors and nurses – out of roughly 155,000 educators, 46,500 have reportedly... Democracy saw this summer as the perfect opportunity to advance with its reform programme amid weak
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Govt seeks ways to keep classrooms open in face of Delta variant
PoliticsGreek Politicsvaccination appointments. The coverage is lower among junior high school students, with fewer than one... that more than half a class would have to test positive for Covid-19 for lessons to be suspended, while.... The SYRIZA leader stated, among other things, that he saw a clear window for early elections in the spring
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Stalled vaccination campaign emerges as biggest headache amid fourth wave warnings
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the end of summer. Wednesday saw 2,919 new cases, with a positivity rate of 1.32 pct. Although... three weeks of September daily vaccination appointments averaged around 30,000 – less than a third... 80 pct of those aged 60-80, well below the European average. Meanwhile, fewer than one in 10
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Newsletter 316 - 12/11/2021
reported another record high in daily cases (8,613), which was more than 3,000 higher than the number recorded at the start of this month. The week ended with more than 500 Covid patients being treated... by critics as an expression of the PM’s disdain for the media, while others saw in it the harried
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Newsletter 327 - 11/02/2022
escalating popularity, more than doubling its share of voting intentions since October. During the same... for population, Greece is currently reporting more than twice as many deaths as the EU average. PM... into February. This means the government has committed more than 2 billion euros to help consumers pay
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
SYRIZA accused Mitsotakis of being too concerned with managing public perceptions rather than... that since the start of the pandemic in Greece more than 16,500 people have died after contracting... over the last few quarters, which saw the stock of main pensions applications drop from the high
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Speculation about snap polls after summer revived by PM's US trip
PoliticsGreek Politicswill opt to call elections after the summer rather than wait until the end of his government’s four... an earlier move since a longer-than-usual election period was necessary. Also, if the second, and decisive... recently saw strong turnouts for internal voting procedures and Mitsotakis may have seen this as a warning
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Flashpoints fuel contest for centrist voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the fact that actor and director Dimitris Lignadis saw his 12-year sentence for raping minors suspended... voters, especially centrists, that despite what the PM may claim, ND is much further to the right than... that the right-wing of ND controls the party, rather than the moderate, reformist faction led by Mitsotakis
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Newsletter 373 - 10/03/2023
. Adopting a notably more contrite tone than that with which the government had greeted the grim news... up inflicting more damage on the government than previous disasters or scandals. ND has decided... image than on addressing the realities of the transport network. In the weeks and months before
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Economic sentiment improves marginally in Aug, consumer confidence takes 7-point tumble
EconomyMacroeconomyearly 2022. It is not far off the recent high of more than 114 points seen in February 2022, before... unchanged at 115.3 points in August, after a sharp drop of more than 8 points in July. The EEI is up.... Since September last year, industry confidence has risen by 6.5 points. The services index saw
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