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Schools bill vote brings differences on education to fore The government has succeeded in passing another raft of reforms to the education system despite stiff opposition from minority parliamentary parties and teachers’ unions.
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PM cautious about extending compulsory vaccinations Despite the recent slowdown, Greece’s vaccination programme reached another landmark on Tuesday, when the number of fully vaccinated Greeks passed 5 million.
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Surge linked to Delta variant causes jitters about tourism, return to school The continuing surge in Covid-19 infections and the increasing prevalence of the Delta variant is heightening concern about the latest wave of the pandemic to hit Greece, and its potential impact both on the tourist season and the return to schools and universities in autumn.
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Teachers threaten revolt over education bill as opposition gears up for summer confrontation Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his cabinet to prepare for a working summer as they were briefed on a reform-heavy legislative agenda on Wednesday.
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University bill passes as parties' ideological dividing lines are laid bare Parliament approved on Thursday the government’s contentious bill on university reform, although the vote is unlikely to settle the debate, and protests, about Greece’s tertiary education.
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PM tries to contain Covid confusion as protests on education and lockdowns intensify After a rough start to the week, which saw a cacophony of statements by government ministers and experts culminate in the announcement of a strict lockdown on Athens, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave an extended interview to Skai TV’s evening news in which he sought to put his government’s messaging back on track.
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University bill a source of friction but govt unlikely to be ruffled There has been further reaction to the government’s education bill this week as Education Minister Niki Kerameus came under more criticism from the opposition parties.
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Govt's campus police proposals face further pushback as protests against education bill go ahead The debate on the government’s controversial proposals for university campus policing continues, with an alternative solution being put forward by KINAL, as students rally against the legislation in defiance of bans on large gatherings.
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PM hopes for return to normality by summer, but vaccine progress remains slow Against the odds, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his optimism that an acceleration in Covid-19 vaccinations could make a return to normality possible in time for summer.
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Political world unites behind victims of sex abuse, but remains divided over policing proposals The claim by one of Greece’s top sportswomen that she had been a victim of rape by a high-ranking sports official has brought unanimous support from the country’s political world and calls for sweeping reforms to the conservative world of competitive sport.