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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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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRapid Mapping Service and the European Forest Fire Observatory (EFFIS) conducted by the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo service suggested that over the last seven years around a third of forest... Vassilis Kikilias revealed on Saturday that since May 1 the fire service has made almost 150 arrests
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the National Intelligence Service (EYP) as well as the alleged widespread illegal wiretapping... permission to monitor Androulakis by the prosecutor appointed to the service at the time, Vassiliki Vlachou... being monitored by EYP. Dimitriadis, who was responsible for overseeing the intelligence service, left
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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek Politicsfollowed Thursday’s funeral service for late PM Costas Simitis with an even keener eye, looking...’s funeral service, describing Simitis as “one of Greece’s greatest leaders during its modern history... not attend the funeral service. Simitis’s passing highlights one of PASOK’s main difficulties
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Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
PoliticsGreek Politicsservice and stayed behind to aid the firefighters made a “heroic” contribution to putting out the fires... to fire service personnel who have borne the brunt of firefighting efforts. The social democrats argue that the government pay scale makes arbitrary distinctions within the service which should
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Q2 GDP rebounds by 0.9 pct QoQ on higher consumption and falling imports
EconomyMacroeconomyas quarterly data related to the turnover indices for the service industries and labour force survey... The latest official estimates by the institutions are pointing to a recession of 2.3 percent in 2015... in the first half of 2015. Exports Exports of goods and services marginally rose by 0.1 percent QoQ in Q2
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Mitsotakis argues there is no alternative as SYRIZA officials push Kasselakis out
PoliticsGreek Politicssalary at 1,500 euros, a more digitised public service and a better standard of living all round
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