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Outdoor gatherings with hint of protest raise concerns over relaxation of lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the government about outdoor gatherings drawing scores of people to squares in major cities. While some have attributed a political flavour to the events, there are hints that the evidence of growing... of stay-at-home orders on May 4, a number of large outdoor gatherings have been reported
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PM riles SYRIZA with remarks on EU anniversary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece marked on Thursday the 40th anniversary of its accession to what was then the European Economic Community, but remarks made in the presence of EU dignitaries by Prime Minister Kyriakos... for Greece, not a party-political gathering. SYRIZA referred to Mitsotakis’s remarks as “incendiary
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Govt hopes opening of cafes and bars marks next step in return to normality
PoliticsGreek Politicson Monday after a six-month absence, albeit only with outdoor seating. The government is presenting... not be able to open now because they do not have the necessary space for outdoor seating. Georgiadis also... to be shunning the AZ jab because of health concerns, while the vaccination rate among older Greeks
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Scrutiny over mandatory vaccines puts govt on tricky ground
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot get the jab. According to reports, the government is hoping that the private sector will become... at the moment about all civil servants needing to take the jab. The government’s decision to toughen... not urge worshippers, or clerics, to get the jab. New Democracy’s cautious approach with respect
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PM hopes for return to normality by summer, but vaccine progress remains slow
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the end of the summer. In his remarks, Mitsotakis shrugged off the focus on daily vaccination... have supported jobs through aggressive furlough schemes”, Mitsotakis noted in his Davos remarks, “but we know we cannot do that forever”. Authorities announced on Tuesday a ban on outdoor gatherings
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Govt's campus police proposals face further pushback as protests against education bill go ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicspolice ban on outdoor gatherings exceeding 100 people. In a show of support, a small group of SYRIZA... on the “dangerous parallel” drawn by his minister. The remarks are likely to further undermine the government
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Govt searches budget for space to adopt more Covid and energy relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsattendance, arguing that curbing outdoor gatherings is unfair when indoor entertainment is allowed to go... published on Thursday, in which it referred to Patelis’s remarks as “unfortunate”, and “fake”.
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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
Pensions remain central issue Positive hints from Eurogroup as IMF calls for more measures The Eurogroup on Thursday evening sent a relatively positive signal, noting that progress has been achieved... department, in a blog post published on Thursday evening. Thomsen reiterated the remarks by IMF chief
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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek Politicson keeping in place all the measures introduced over the Christmas holidays, despite earlier hints... was forced to retract remarks had made earlier in the week suggesting that the government
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Vaccination scheme gaps identified as Greece prepares to discard masks
PoliticsGreek Politicsclose to 43 pct have received at least one jab. The uptake so far has been patchy in terms of geography... the jab, less than 30 pct of people living in various parts of northern Greece have done so. Perhaps... about the jab. The government is still in discussions with health experts about introducing further
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