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Censure motion voted down, prompting government and opposition to claim victory
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe way of the protection of primary residences, initially put in place in 2010 in the form... in the government now than when it came to power last summer. SYRIZA responded by claiming that it came out on top because it put the government on the spot about the insolvency bill whereas ND wanted
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Alarming Covid-19 numbers fuel opposition's criticism of ND's approach
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coronavirus crisis continued to put increasing pressure on the government and the health... are dedicated to treat Covid-19 patients. Fewer than 100 of these are now left. Apart from Thessaloniki... be transformed to only accept Covid-19 patients. Despite the precarious situation, the government has put
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PM on defensive over Covid-19 stance as debate rages over testing
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccused New Democracy of having “criminal responsibilities” for the crisis, which he put down... be linked to tourism, while asserting that Greece carried out more tests at its borders than any... for the purpose of exercise, while he put the lapse down to “a moment of relaxation”. While Mitsotakis claimed
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Parties gear up for confrontation over labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put an end to the more moderate opposition tactics SYRIZA adopted due to the peculiar circumstances... a reported 343 million euros despite pledges by its leader, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to put its... opposed to the idea of overtime being rewarded with extra days off, rather than extra pay
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Govt talks up benefits of pension reform as Delta variant concern grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsin contributions each year, will be paid to private insurance firms each year. As the bill is put to a two-week... authorities are alarmed by the rise of the Delta variant across Greece, although numbers are much lower than... was initially put on Britain’s “green list”. However, the Greek government has openly courted the UK
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Lack of vaccines led to panic in B&H, yet now they are going to waste
Agoraranked higher, followed by Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro). The economy is more important than human health While the bleak coronavirus statistics put Bosnia and Herzegovina at the very infamous top...' because they do not want to put something in their body for which a waiver must be signed in case
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Opposition renews attack on government over hospital capacity
PoliticsGreek Politicsput forward by experts and hospital sources of long waiting lists for ICU beds and high death rates... as an attempt to trivialise the issue. Mitsotakis also dismissed accusations put forward by doctors... the National Public Health Organisation EODY reported 6,196 new cases, slightly lower than the previous
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Government under fire for indecision on Covid measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has put itself under more pressure, including criticism from friendly sources.... The newspaper argued that the authorities, including the experts advising the government, must put an end... than the EU average. The government’s indecisiveness was also criticised by newly elected KINAL
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Newsletter 329 - 25/02/2022
itself fully with the European Union and NATO positions. The Ukraine crisis, though, also put.... Nevertheless, the latest developments appear to have put the idea of targeted and temporary reductions... in the next year is more than 5 billion euros. As a measure of the scale, the temporary tax cuts
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SYRIZA challenges govt over Covid deaths again as pandemic numbers rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 50 deaths on Wednesday), the opposition sense an opportunity to put the spotlight back... of the pandemic in Greece more than 16,500 people have died after contracting Covid without being admitted... that was put in charge of coordinating Greece’s response to Covid when the virus first emerged last year
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