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PM identifies pending pensions as key problem, while row brews over media law Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has identified clearing the pensions backlog as one of the government’s priorities for 2021 after New Democracy struggled to live up to its pledge to ensure retirees receive their payments in less time than in the past.
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PM on defensive over Covid-19 stance as debate rages over testing As the Greek government continues to come under fire from the opposition over its handling of the second wave of Covid-19, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave a TV interview on Monday in an attempt to clarify his position.
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Covid-19 data prolongs wait for re-opening amid new clash over policing The cabinet meets on Monday with the next steps on the Covid-19 front uppermost in ministers’ minds despite the virus showing no signs of abating over the weekend.
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SYRIZA seeks to exploit ND's faltering handling of coronavirus crisis SYRIZA is keeping up the pressure on the government over its handling of the Covid-19 crisis, with opposition leader Alexis Tsipras asking again for the minutes from the meetings of the scientific committee advising ministers to be released.
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Govt struggling to keep coronavirus threat at bay An uptick in the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths after a brief lull looks likely to put off any plans to end the national lockdown on December 7 as the opposition piles more pressure on the government.
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Covid-19 data controversy rumbles on, as opposition probes on transparency The storm over the authorities’ handling of Covid-19 case data and scientific advice continues this week, in the aftermath of damaging claims published in the weekend papers.
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Govt tries to fend off claims of disarray in Covid-19 reporting, coordination The government is under intense pressure over its handling of the Covid-19 crisis after media reports over the weekend suggested that there had been serious faults in the way the National Health Organisation (EODY) handled data, based on which experts were advising ministers what measures to take.
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High Covid-19 death rate leads to lockdown extension but fails to dampen vaccine scepticism The Greek government has extended the national lockdown until December 7 as the number of deaths and ICU cases linked to Covid-19 show no sign of abating.
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Labour vote, reconstruction plans highlight differences in party agendas A vote on labour legislation on Wednesday spilled over into a general debate on the handling of the healthcare crisis and the economic effects of the pandemic.
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Plans for easing lockdown on hold as coronavirus, poll numbers cause ND concern The persistently high number of Covid-related deaths and patients being treated in special ICU units means that the government is putting on hold for the time being any plans to lift the lockdown imposed almost three weeks ago.