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Privatization of Greece’s Public Hospitals: Gov’t under fire in- and outside the Parliament

December 1, 2022 FEATURED, Greece, Politics 1

Hundreds of doctor and nurses gathered outside the Parliament on Thursday to protest the bill that privatizes a large part of services of secondary health care in the public hospitals in the country. The Federations of workers in public hospitals POEDIN demanded the immediate withdrawal of the “monster” bill, as …

Electricity: Gov’t to support households, businesses with €2 billion in Sept

August 22, 2022 Economy 5

Government assistance for households and businesses faced with high electricity bills will total two billion euros in September, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Monday. The governmental announcement comes right after power suppliers revealed exorbitant price hikes of 65% got September over the weekend. The FinMin revealed also that dozens …

Greek Gov’t should take focused support measures, says Parliament Budget Office

June 23, 2022 Economy Comments Off on Greek Gov’t should take focused support measures, says Parliament Budget Office

The Greek government should take focused support measures with a temporary duration, the Parliament’s Budget Office said in its quarterly report released on Thursday. The Budget Office said that these measures should be temporary, focused and funding by additional current revenue so that they do not burden the public debt. …

Gov’t warns migrants: “We will not allow anyone to illegally enter Greece”

May 24, 2022 Society, Very Mix Comments Off on Gov’t warns migrants: “We will not allow anyone to illegally enter Greece”

“We will no allow anyone to illegally enter Greece,” Minister for Citizen’s Protection, Takis Theodorikakos,said on Tuesday after an increase of attempts by migrants to enter the country via the land and sea borders. In an interview with ANT1 TV, Theodorikakos blamed Turkey for it and accused the neighboring country …

Greece to announce a series of Covid-measures with immediate effect

December 22, 2021 CORONAVIRUS 2

Greece’s government is expected to announce a new series of measures against Covid-19 on Thursday as the country’s Epidemiologists’ Committee is highly concerned about the course of the pandemic during the Christmas holidays as well as after. At a meeting on Wednesday, the epidemiologists have reportedly agreed on several measures …

Greek gov’t puts price cap on PCR and Rapid tests

September 10, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED 2

The Greek government has imposed a cap on the prices of diagnostic tests PCR and Rapid charged by private laboratories and clinics to detect the coronavirus. The new prices go into effect from upcoming Monday, September 13, 2021, the day the schools open again and increased number of tests is …

Greek Gov’t threatens citizens with “loss of work” if they don’t get vaccinated

June 9, 2021 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED 9

In an effort to “persuade” more citizens to receive vaccinations against the pandemic, the Greek government has now called forth the tool of direct threats. Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis went so far on Wednesday to claim that a employer has the right to fire an employee who is not vaccinated. …

Outrage forces Greek PM to stop “priority vaccination” for gov’t, state officials

December 30, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, Greece, Politics 4

The mass vaccination of dozens of government and state officials that triggered an outrage in the Greek society did not age well. The fiasco of giving immunization priority to high- and low-ranking politicians and wannabe politicians and even their relatives over health-workers forced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to stop the …