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Approaching Golden Dawn verdict shines spotlight on Greek politics, justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter five and a half years of hearings, the criminal trial of the political leadership and several members of Greek far-right party Golden Dawn is due to reach a verdict on Wednesday morning.
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Public's disenchantment grows as ND struggles with Covid-19 challenge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s difficulties in dealing with the challenge posed by Covid-19 on the public health and economic fronts over the last few months appear to have eroded much of the public’s goodwill towards New Democracy following its landslide win in last year’s general elections.
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Covid-19 poses health and education challenges, damaging ND popularity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is coming under renewed fire from the opposition over claims it has mismanaged the response to the coronavirus, an issue that continues to present challenges for the government.
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EU migration pact meets with lukewarm reception in Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe European Commission’s proposal for a new migration pact, touted by commissioners as a "a proper single cohesive migration policy", has been received in Athens with guarded enthusiasm.
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PM puts emphasis on individual responsibility in bid to rein in coronavirus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMany weeks after his last televised address on the subject, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a public appeal on Thursday for Greeks to take greater care to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, particularly in Athens, so authorities can avoid enforcing another lockdown.
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Athens "Great Walk" plan scaled back amid criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn ambitious plan to pedestrianise large sections of Athens city centre has been scaled back drastically following a slew of criticism from the public and some urban planners.
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Tsipras picks holes in ND approach, unveils own spending proposals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Alexis Tsipras took to the podium in Thessaloniki last weekend, a week after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to set out his thoughts on Greece’s present and future to representatives of industry and the media.
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Flooding, Covid-19 threat in Athens dominate ND's agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis’s premiership continues to be knocked off course by unpredictable events, such as the flooding in central Greece over the weekend and the resurgence of the coronavirus, making this early part of his first term in office much more challenging than he could have imagined.
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ND clarifies plans for emergency health system capacity as public mood over Covid-19 sours
PoliticsGreek PoliticsExperts continue to intensify their warnings over the latest wave of Covid-19 infections in Greece, prompting rumours that stricter measures are on the way for the greater Athens area.
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Covid-19 puts pressure on health system, forces govt into more restrictions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the pressure on the national health system grows due to an increase in Covid-19 patients, the government has introduced new restrictions for the greater Athens area and officials are not ruling out further measures to prevent the disease spreading.