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Mitsotakis tries to dig way out of snowstorm fallout The government is mounting an operational and communications effort to counter the growing criticism it is receiving for the apparent lack of preparedness in meeting the Elpida (Hope) snowstorm that reached Athens on Monday and left numerous problems in its wake.
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Mitsotakis targets inflation on path to elections in 2023 The government appears to be focussing most of its efforts on addressing the impact of inflation, and therefore minimising any political impact it might have, as it believes that the threat from the pandemic is waning.
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Covid spike forces change in govt plans, eclipsing deal with banks for rollout of RRF loans Greece recorded a record number of new Covid infections on Tuesday, forcing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to cut short a brief holiday in Epirus and the government to bring forward restrictions that were due to come into force on January 3.
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Administrative changes unveiled as PM's technocratic pledge is tested again In what is usually a subdued period for Greek politics between Christmas and New Year, the government has announced a series of changes among its general and special secretaries, while also experiencing turbulence with regard to one of its earlier technocratic appointments.
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Government under fire for indecision on Covid measures The government has put itself under more pressure, including criticism from friendly sources, because of prevaricating over what kind of measures to adopt in order to contain the pandemic.
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PM seeks to leave ICU controversy behind as Tsipras ups stakes with snap election call Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to draw a line under the controversy surround the quality of care for Covid patients, but SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has decided to use the row over the availability of ICU units as a platform for a fresh offensive against the government.
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Health service weakness highlighted as Covid deaths hit record high and research points to ICU disparity Greece registered a record number of 130 daily Covid-related deaths on Tuesday. The grim news was followed by the publication of research by leading Greek experts which highlighted the low tolerance the Greek health system has to a high case load during the pandemic and the higher mortality among seriously ill patients who are hospitalised outside of Athens or do not have access to intensive care.
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Mitsotakis confronted by show of strength from church, turns attention to post-wildfire reconstruction Long-running tensions between the government and the Church of Greece threatened to derail Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s charm offensive on vaccination.
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Govt stands firm on 'no lockdown' message, pins hopes on vaccination surge The political leadership in Greece is insisting that it will not be following the lead of other European countries by imposing further public health restrictions in the approach to the Christmas holidays, but instead is focussing all efforts on boosting vaccination uptake.
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Opposition renews attack on government over hospital capacity Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s announcement of fines for unvaccinated over-60s has further widened the divide between government and opposition on the handling of the pandemic, as cases appear to fall but hospitalisations continue to surge.