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New Covid measures readied as doubts about key cabinet choices rub off on PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first opinion poll to be published since the recent cabinet reshuffle provides the first indication that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s personal popularity has taken a direct hit for government decisions.
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PM expected to reshuffle cabinet in bid to leave wildfire damage behind
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIt is widely expected that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will conduct a cabinet reshuffle in the coming days, hoping to draw a line under a challenging summer for his government.
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Crunch time nears for health system as Covid surge meets staff suspensions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek health system is preparing for a tough autumn, as surging hospitalisations are set to coincide with staff suspensions under the new rules which make vaccination for Covid-19 compulsory for all healthcare workers.
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Fresh reshuffle speculation as ND centres on migration threat, response
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs normal political activity resumes following Parliament’s summer recess, attention is turning to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair on September 11, with the local media pricing in a cabinet reshuffle shortly before or after his appearance in the northern port city.
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ND set to carry Covid, wildfires baggage into September
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his first press briefing since being appointed as the government’s new spokesman, Yiannis Economou revealed on Thursday that a new framework aimed at limiting the spread of Covid in the autumn would be presented next week.
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After impact of fires, PM tweaks team, with focus on communication
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter facing journalists on Thursday to defend his government’s handling of the recent wildfires, as well as its overall record, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Friday a small shake-up in some key posts, mostly related to the team around him.
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Govt sets out fire compensation scheme in first step to overcome destruction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has set out a three-step process for helping the fire-stricken areas of Greece recover from this summer’s devastating wildfires, starting with an immediate compensation programme that New Democracy hopes will help it deflect some of the criticism regarding the response to the blazes, particularly in Evia.
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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a televised address on Thursday night in which he stressed that authorities are prioritising saving lives over protecting property and nature as Greece battles dozens of wildfires, including a large blaze north of Athens.
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Criticism of authorities' response intensifies as wildfires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA number of large wildfires continue to burn across Greece, threatening inhabited areas and piling the pressure on the country’s civil defence mechanisms and the political leadership.
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Wildfires rekindle longstanding political battle as heatwave forces agenda change
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe annual political clash over the response to wildfires in Greece began in earnest this weekend as blazes raged in various parts of Greece, particularly Achaia and Rhodes.