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Reshuffle speculation resurfaces, swiftly dismissed by government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof snap elections later this year. While Mitsotakis has rebuffed such suggestions, the conjecture around this issue has not died down completely. In fact, the indication in last week’s Skai TV poll that there has been a slight rise in New Democracy’s support since last month rekindled the chatter
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Vaccination scheme gaps identified as Greece prepares to discard masks
PoliticsGreek Politicsas part of the further loosening of Covid restrictions, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has..., Stella Kyriakides, Mitsotakis noted that Greece has now administered more than 7.5 million jabs... close to 43 pct have received at least one jab. The uptake so far has been patchy in terms of geography
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Scrutiny over mandatory vaccines puts govt on tricky ground
PoliticsGreek Politics. Nevertheless, the decision to clamp down on unvaccinated staff has caused a stir and puts New Democracy... to be vaccinated, although Interior Minister Makis Voridis has suggested that there is no discussion... its stance vis a vis healthcare workers has been contrasted with its ongoing mollycoddling
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After impact of fires, PM tweaks team, with focus on communication
PoliticsGreek Politics. The main position will be taken by Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Yiannis Economou, who has...’s press team has been in a state of flux since the beginning of the year, when then government... then, Peloni has been the government’s spokesperson but the recent turbulence that ND ran into as a result
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek Politicsintubated in ICUs has doubled since the end of July, reaching 332. The surge in hospitalisations has... under 23 pct). Concerned that the system is approaching a crunch point, the Health Ministry has... of the Supreme Court. This has not deterred unionists, who have scheduled a strike and a protest
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It's time to say farewell to TINA politics in Germany
Agoracampaign of 2021 has offered stark policy differences, i.e. the option of alternatives between... are both over 60. Baerbock has never held a ministerial position, never led a municipality, nor... children has been a member of the Bundestag for eight years. Her chances of leading the environmental
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Support for ND and PM ebbs, but SYRIZA still floundering
PoliticsGreek Politicshas lost 3.1 points since July. This has brought overall support for the conservatives down to 30.8... and ultra-nationalist Greek Solution has declined recently. In contrast, the Communist Party (KKE... leader Alexis Tsipras, who has not been able to boost his acceptance. In the battle for voters
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Govt offers more energy subsidies in Jan to cushion impact of high prices
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe previous one, Delta, is at 87 vs 13 pct. Although this has not translated so far into a spike in the number of patients being treated in ICUs, there has been a discernible rise in the number of hospital... workers are in isolation at the moment. This has forced the government to commandeer the services
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KINAL edges towards more central role in political developments
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSolution, with which Tsipras clearly has no intention of cooperating. This would mean forming... for all three leading parties has increased since December, perhaps reflecting a growing engagement... leader has revitalised the party and flicked a switch for a large group of voters. Time will tell
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Snow chaos puts government planning on the spot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHeavy snowfall has brought Athens and several other parts of the country to a standstill, prompting... the night without electricity. A state of emergency has been declared for Tuesday across seven regions... The chaotic outcome suggests that little has changed in the government’s emergency planning, despite
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