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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals The belligerent rhetoric from Turkey towards Greece has continued this week as Greek MPs prepare to vote on the maritime boundaries deal between Athens and Cairo that triggered the latest round of tension with Ankara.
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PM denies asylum-seeker pushbacks, argues Covid-19 under control A wide-ranging interview with Christiane Amanpour gave Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis the opportunity to lay out his government’s position on a number of key issues, including the ongoing tension with Turkey, migration policy, and recent developments on the Covid-19 front.
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Govt scrambles to prevent Covid-19 spreading further as holidaymakers return to cities Greek authorities are adopting yet more measures aimed at containing the coronavirus as part of their evolving response to the latest outbreak of the disease, which shows no signs of abating.
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SYRIZA goes on offensive over Covid-19 and economic reforms, but internal rifts persist As new Covid-19 infections continue to emerge in Greece and concerns grow about the economic impact of the pandemic, SYRIZA has ramped up its criticism of the government on the healthcare front, as well as on the issues raised by the Pissarides report on economic reform.
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PM seen boosting powers despite making minor alterations to cabinet The new, and promoted, members of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s cabinet were sworn in on Wednesday after the first, and minimal, reshuffle since New Democracy came to power.
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Govt, experts sound alarm over risk of Covid-19 control being lost A steady rise in new Covid-19 cases has prompted the Greek government to intensify its warnings and tighten hygiene measures to bring infections back under control.
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PM makes minor changes to cabinet, with focus on handling of EU funds A limited cabinet reshuffle – the first since New Democracy came to power just over a year ago - which had been trailed for the last few weeks was announced on Tuesday.
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Experts recommend extensive reforms to overhaul economy amid mixed reception A committee of “wise men” chaired by Nobel laureate economist Sir Christopher Pissarides published on Monday its draft recommendations to the government for transforming the Greek economy.
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Authorities turn focus back to Covid-19 compliance as latest numbers trigger concern The authorities are stepping up their efforts to encourage Greeks to take greater care not to spread the coronavirus after a significant rise in confirmed cases over the last few days.
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PM forms panel to come up with strategy for use of EU recovery funds Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced the formation of a government committee to work on Greece’s strategy for using the money available to Athens via the EU recovery fund, a matter which the prime minister sees as vitally important for his administration and the economy.