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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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Govt ponders Covid measures for Easter as pandemic handling comes in for more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAnother week begins with doubt about the next steps the government will take in terms of its Covid-19 policy, amid growing attacks from the opposition regarding the way New Democracy has conducted itself with respect to the pandemic.
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Ex-PMs engage in public spat, highlighting contrasting approaches to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek public sphere witnessed last week a rare incident for the country’s political scene - a debate through articles and statements by the two prime ministers who governed Greece between 1996 and 2009 on their views regarding foreign policy regarding Turkey.
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Mitsotakis defends pandemic handling, denies snap election plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs opposition criticism mounts on all fronts, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has offered a defence of his government’s handling of the pandemic and the economy, while seeking one more time to dispel rumours of early elections.
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Amid virus gloom, govt lines up support for catering and targets swift upturn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA ramping up of Covid-19 vaccines and self-tests will help Greece emerge quickly from the grips of the pandemic, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis argued on Friday as the virus continues to pound the country’s health system.
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Latest lockdown tweaks prompt opposition backlash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest Covid-19 figures shocked the Greek government into announcing a series of changes to lockdown rules and moving yet more regions to the highest risk category, however opposition parties are unimpressed with the latest response to the pandemic, calling for the government to take stronger action.
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Starkly different solutions presented as govt nears lockdown decision point
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece’s Covid-19 statistics show no signs of improvement, the government in Athens is reaching a decision point on both the nature and the duration of its lockdown measures.
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MPs urge govt to focus on vaccines, relief as it gets entangled in #MeToo claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe message that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis received from New Democracy MPs is that the government has to focus on rolling out the Covid-19 vaccines as fast as possible and must provide Greek businesses with the strongest economic support possible.
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University bill passes as parties' ideological dividing lines are laid bare
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament approved on Thursday the government’s contentious bill on university reform, although the vote is unlikely to settle the debate, and protests, about Greece’s tertiary education.
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PM tightens lockdown, braces for economic and political impact
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday that a stricter lockdown will be imposed from Thursday in Attica as Greece tries to avoid a new, damaging wave of coronavirus.