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Who lied about Covid-19 in Serbia, and how?
Agoraof the front door in order to prevent infection; breath holding as a kind of test for Covid 19; lemon and sodа... and social media and also deals with the validity of politicians' statements during the pandemic, and has... is returning to Serbia, and later has even doubled that figure on the corrected front page, with a bold
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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPersistently high infection rates and a rapid increase in daily hospitalisations from Covid has led... the peak of 40,000 recorded a week earlier. While this apparent abatement has been greeted with relief.... The use of private sector resources has caused friction between the government and the opposition
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Support for ND continues to erode even as alternative remains elusive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy is holding onto a double-digit lead more than half-way into its... and KINAL at 14.5 pct. The figures suggest that KINAL has more than doubled its support since the 2019... of the major parties. New leader Nikos Androulakis has also made a claim on the hotly-contested
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PM announces more voter-friendly measures ahead of polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe date of the general election has not yet been confirmed but there is no doubt that Prime... from painting the conservatives as uncaring. This is an accusation the centre-right party has been... to resume. SYRIZA has charged New Democracy with failing to protect indebted households. The latest policy
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New Democracy pins hopes on minimum wage hike to reverse poll losses
PoliticsGreek Politics10 pct to 9.2 pct. The poll shows KKE holding on to 5.9 pct, while support from Greek Solution has...The New Democracy government has unveiled an inflation-busting minimum wage hike a day after... to a loss of 4 percentage points by the governing party, while SYRIZA has dropped 2 percentage points
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ND moves to squeeze votes out of fringe parties, aided by infighting
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe conclusive majority of seats that the party has set as its target for the June 25 elections. The poll..., holding on to 96 percent of its voters from May, while at the opposite end of the spectrum MeRA25..., with the outgoing prime minister focussing on themes close to their core concerns. Mitsotakis has been visiting
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Dissent in ND ranks as SYRIZA leader struggles to find stable pattern
PoliticsGreek Politicson same-sex marriages. State Minister Makis Voridis has said that he would not back such legislation... to back the change. Samaras has always adopted a hardline position vis a vis Greek-Turkish relations and has often voiced his concerns about Athens making any compromises in its dealings with Ankara
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Government tests cross-party consensus with postal vote amendment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s surprise decision to extend its proposal on postal voting to national elections has... to withdraw support for the legislation. The latest development has also hardened the opposition among... to the postal vote amendment, regardless of the eventual outcome, has taken some of the heat off New Democracy
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Mitsotakis picks way through Feb challenges with support for farmers, fixity on universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsterm but has not deployed it for fear of stoking unrest. Despite the government’s strong views on the subject, a recent survey suggests that the public has much more limited expectations. Polling by MRB... universities compared to 34.8 percent against. The government has been arguing that the reform would
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University bill meets with strong opposition as MPs begin debating reform
PoliticsGreek Politicsof PASOK’s stance on the issue. SYRIZA has been equally critical of the draft law. In an interview... by the government. The bill has already prompted several large protests by students, with more expected over.... The bill has majority support among the middle and older age groups, where New Democracy’s backing is also
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