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Govt ploughs on with reform bills as politicians' wealth declarations draw attention
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament has been voting on some of the government’s reform bills but the political and media attention has mostly been focussed on MPs’ annual derivation of wealth declarations.
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Vaccination scheme gaps identified as Greece prepares to discard masks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHealth experts are expected to recommend this week that Greeks no longer wear face masks outdoors as part of the further loosening of Covid restrictions, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has identified the reluctance of some people to be vaccinated as the key challenge that needs to be overcome in the weeks ahead.
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PM looking to build on RRF approval to augment profile as moderniser
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is beginning today a series of visits to various parts of the country to present the government’s Greece 2.0 recovery plan as he tries to build on the momentum of Thursday’s approval by the European Commission.
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Parties gear up for confrontation over labour bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s proposed labour reforms will be at the heart of a political battle in Greece this week as the draft law moves to Parliament’s full assembly ahead of a vote that is likely to take place on Wednesday.
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Left pulls together against ND's labour reform bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition to New Democracy’s labour reform continues to harden as the legislation makes its way through the parliamentary process. A 24-hour general strike against the bill on Thursday was backed Greece’s largest unions and all the parties of the left.
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Creditors give thumbs up for 10th post-MoU review, underline pandemic legacy
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek authorities overcame one more hurdle in the post-programme surveillance process as the European Commission released on Wednesday the tenth report since the final programme was completed in the summer of 2018.
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SYRIZA lays out alternative vision to counter government's RRF plan
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGovernment ministers have been offering more details on the first stages in the implementation of the national recovery plan, in anticipation of the first disbursements of RRF funds from Brussels this summer.
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After submitting RRF plan, govt turns to challenges of delivery
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter officially submitting its national RRF plan to the European Commission this week, attention in Greece is turning to the challenges of implementation.
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PM unveils 'Greece 2.0' plan to use EU recovery funds, transform economy
EconomyPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday unveiled the government’s plan for how it will use of the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility funds to remake the country’s economy after the damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.
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PM trails national recovery plan ahead, talks up growth prospects
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted a change of gear at the start of this week, by turning the cabinet’s attention from the troubling epidemiological situation and the strain on public finances, to the post-Covid recovery.