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Samaras accuses Greece of bringing a “woke agenda” to the national health insurer
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Samaras accuses Greece of bringing a “woke agenda” to the national health insurer

From Kathimerini · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Opinion Named sources Context piece
  • Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said the EOPYY platform offers policyholders four gender options when they apply for high-cost medicines.
  • He described the options as part of a “woke agenda” that has entered public administration and school textbooks.
  • Samaras called the policy a conscious government choice and said it did not represent New Democracy or most Greeks.

Former Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras has criticized gender categories displayed on the EOPYY platform, Greece's national health insurance system. He said insured people must choose among “Male,” “Female,” “Other” and “Undetermined” to obtain high-cost medicines.

Male, Female, Other, Undetermined! These options appear on the EOPYY platform, where every insured person is required to declare their gender to receive high-cost medicines!

— Antonis SamarasSamaras criticized the gender options he said appear on the EOPYY platform.

Samaras described the options as evidence of what he called the same “woke agenda” that has already entered public administration and is now appearing in school textbooks. He presented the policy as a deliberate government decision.

The same woke agenda that has already entered public administration and is now being written into school textbooks.

— Antonis SamarasHe characterized the policy as part of a wider government agenda.

He also accused the governing party of changing its ideology, saying the policy had no connection with New Democracy or with the overwhelming majority of the Greek people.

This policy has no connection not only with New Democracy, but also with the overwhelming majority of the Greek people.

— Antonis SamarasSamaras rejected the policy as inconsistent with the governing party and public opinion.
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Originally published by Kathimerini in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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