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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system According to the OECD’s latest Health at a Glance 2025 report, the country achieves relatively strong health outcomes despite spending less than many of its peers. But beneath the surface, troubling cracks are widening, especially in access, quality, and long-term care.
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PM gives ESY clean bill of health, prompting opposition backlash With many Greeks still on their summer holidays, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has taken to social media to talk up the success of the evaluation process his government has overseen for the public health service.
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Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season The government is bracing for the assessment of the toll from the latest spate of wildfires which are still burning across the country after weeks of dry hot weather. The summer season is also testing the national health system, with several reported incidents highlighting staffing gaps and ageing infrastructure.
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Health insurance costs and energy bills provide new avenue for opposition attacks With the long period of speculation about the identity of the presidential candidate over, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis must now return to the everyday business of Parliament, where the agenda continues to be dominated by the cost of living. Energy bills have returned to the forefront, while the opposition has stirred up a debate about rising insurance costs.
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Mitsotakis uses healthcare debate to turn anti-SYRIZA rhetoric on PASOK A full-on attack by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a debate on healthcare reform confirmed PASOK as New Democracy’s chief opponent in Parliament, as the social democrats stand neck-and-neck look to overtake a disintegrating SYRIZA.
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Mitsotakis looks to last-minute announcements to top up lean TIF offerings Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is hoping the coming days will yield some positive news to liven up his annual address at the Thessaloniki International Fair, with what is otherwise expected to be one of the leanest economic packages of his administration.
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Health system in the spotlight after government reforms falter The government is under pressure to address gaps in the public healthcare system as recent measures meet resistance from hospital staff and opposition parties highlight what they claim is a policy of deliberate neglect.
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Seasonal worries add to pressure on govt as opposition highlights holiday costs, hospital staffing The PM’s office is on edge about the first opinion polls after the summer recess, as the government has been under sustained pressure since the EP elections, while opposition parties have been making more complaints about the cost of living and declining public services.
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Kasselakis ousts controversial MP, intensifying speculation about plans for SYRIZA SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has ousted outspoken MP Pavlos Polakis from the leftists’ parliamentary group following another outburst from the Cretan politician, but only time will tell if this is a key juncture in the nascent leader’s efforts to gain full control of the opposition grouping or whether it is just another episode in the ongoing saga of the party’s existential crisis.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Dispute over hospital doctor shortages rages as minister makes controversial Turkey comments There is growing criticism from the opposition parties about the government’s handling of public healthcare, mostly due to the staff shortages that authorities are having difficulty addressing.