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Complaints harden as govt lays out content of labour bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe bill containing the contentious labour reforms put forward by the centre-right government has been put to public consultation amid an already-strong backlash from opposition parties and unions... into doing more overtime and put greater emphasis on firm-level agreements. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras
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Move to legislate on climate change offers opening to bolster environmental laws
PoliticsGreek Politics, and pledged to put a climate change bill out to public consultation in time for World Environment Day on June... as earmarking a budget to support the transition to carbon neutrality by 2050. The recommendations put forward... could put victims of domestic abuse at risk. An amendment which allows alleged perpetrators of domestic
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Govt calls on local businesses and banks to free up capital for investment
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Bank of Greece put growth expectations for 2021 a little higher, at 4.2 pct, rising to 5.3 pct next... on Greek industrialists to put their hands in their pockets, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras conveyed... to 650 euros in 2019. Mitsotakis also pledged to increase the minimum wage but has put its plans on ice
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Catering and entertainment businesses chafe at vaccination status rules
PoliticsGreek Politicson unvaccinated customers which the catering sector complains will put a dampener on business. “Our view... the additional earnings than be put in the uncomfortable position of having to turn customers away... meeting on Wednesday to review legislation to reform public procurement. The proposal put forward
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Newsletter 304 - 09/07/2021
Covid surge triggers fresh doubts Rising case numbers put ND in spotlight, prompt concern about... availability of vaccines means that it would be hard to justify the type of restrictions put... not put any added pressure on the health system, but it is putting a damper on the government’s plans
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policythe claim has been put forward to a high diplomatic level. Additionally, Ankara is linking... possible that Ankara may put pressure on the interim government to begin marine research within... to convince Washington to put pressure on Ankara not to proceed with any action that would
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Leaders' debate over wildfires puts spotlight on govt credibility
PoliticsGreek Politicsis exclusively yours,” Tsipras told his rival in a clear attempt to put more pressure on Mitsotakis, who... that the fire service in Evia had been told not to try to stop the fire. “We were called on to put... helicopters with on-the-ground firefighting means. The few resources [there] had orders not to put out
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Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy
Societypermits will have to be met at a significantly higher price. PPC’s own estimates put the emissions from... electricity prices would inevitably put more households in energy poverty and produce more arrears... to a certain extent. In the first instance, the subsidy comes to supplement measures already put in place
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Pandemic and pushback rows spark political clashes
PoliticsGreek Politicssituation has put the government under increasing pressure and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... to get vaccinated (the overall coverage stood at 60 pct on Tuesday) and of trying to put the blame... to return them to Turkey,” the Greek leader said, adding that the blame should not be put on Greece
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Proposals to reform primary health care draw first reactions
PoliticsGreek Politicsidentified as the Achilles heel of the public healthcare system. The solutions put forward, which... stakeholders as the consultation deadline approaches next week. The framework put forward revolves around... to cover the deficiencies of the public health service. An announcement put out by the union of EOPYY
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