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Migration troubles move up political agenda as probe into use of fund is launched
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficial. Greek media reported that Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou has asked for claims by the former Reception and Identification Service Director at the Migration Ministry, Andreas... issue. Several outspoken comments on the subject from some conservative officials, the latest being
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Vaccination weak spots still a concern as govt aims for better summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe number of coronavirus cases down. After the reopening of the food service sector on Monday, all school...-out, the tourism sector will also be able to stand on its feet again after its official opening... 100,000 people a day. Government officials appear encouraged by the relatively positive response from
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Media freedom concerns continue to bedevil Mitsotakis govt as EC takes note
PoliticsGreek Politicsof surveillance of a journalist by the national intelligence service as well as the first confirmed use... calls for accountability. According to official reports of the meeting, he outlined a series... bells about the government’s handling of the media in Greece. Government officials have consistently
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Report on minister's surveillance ups ante for ND, as PASOK reels from MEP's arrest
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the National Intelligence Service (EYP) – a revelation that came less than 48 hours after SYRIZA..., the official response was that the PASOK leader and MEP was being monitored for “national security” reasons... level, is not involved in legal or illegal wiretapping. ND officials will be concerned
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ND turns tables on SYRIZA over sleaze, tweaks stance on ex-king's funeral
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe service. Also, New Democracy officials will not be barred from attending if they want..., suggesting that the former king should have received an official burial, with more pomp and circumstance
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy sources describe Omada Alitheias as a volunteer-run fact-checking service dedicated... as individuals rather than in their official party capacity. The ruling means the Data Protection Agency... and two party officials to overturn fines that had been imposed on them for misusing voters’ personal
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Fear and loathing in Athens: an ex-minister's take on troika reviews
PoliticsGreek Politicsto discuss dismissals in the civil service. The ex-minister claims that the number of civil servants... in 2010. The ex-minister accuses the troika of going back on its word over the civil service mobility....” Manitakis said the troika’s insistence on civil service sackings, despite the fact staff numbers were
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PM unveils 50 more ICU beds as Covid-19 death toll passes 500
PoliticsGreek Politicsis the latest in a series of steps towards bolstering the health service and making sure that it can... service’s capacity, SYRIZA continues to be critical of the government’s approach. Shadow health... service, weakening those areas. He also accused ND of using creative accounting to give
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Health system feeling strain of Covid-19 second wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsin – the national health service’s ability to take the strain is the main issue attracting attention. In its latest... service industry earn revenues in what has been a terrible year for these sectors, as well as many... set out three conditions for such a consensus: A six-month plan to boost the health service
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Government tries to deflect criticism over wildfires with appeal to patriotism
PoliticsGreek Politicsreference to criticism voiced by some commentators with respect to the age and service history... that the intelligence service was considering a number of scenarios for the start of the fires in Rhodes, including... surveillance by the intelligence service EYP, as was confirmed in the case with Androulakis and several other
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