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Athens waits for EU recovery fund outcome as new Mati fire claims emerge
PoliticsGreek Politicsessentially accepting a new bailout for Greece, with all the toxicity that concept entails. Mati... was focussed on new and grave claims regarding the the Mati wildfire in the summer of 2018, which claimed... and the type of vegetation for the blaze sweeping through the coastal town of Mati so quickly. Former
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Newsletter 151 -16/02/2018
visit to Athens by European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici, who also set out... progressing. During his visit, Moscovici reportedly set out a roadmap for Greece that runs from... as over five years old, saw their prices fall by 0.3 percent in Q4. Properties up to five years old saw
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Strong showing in local elections for ND as it targets majority in national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties will make it into Parliament and New Democracy will get 151 seats (a clear majority by just... on July 7. As a result, the former finance minister saw the move by Gennimata as an intentional snub... who are ready to ditch SYRIZA, especially given that the leftist party looks set to lose the national
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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeadly wildfire in Mati, for which the death toll has risen to 90. It was confirmed on Friday... the image of what was a strong response by authorities to the Mati fire. New Democracy demanded... as dangerous as the one in Mati, which ripped through thousands of homes. A report in Kathimerini
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Mati fire verdict prompts legal blame game as PM pledges swifter justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe court verdict in the Mati wildfire trial has become the subject of political jockeying between... in place in 2018, when the offences were committed, meaning they applied to the Mati trial, even... official, was cleared of any wrongdoing in connection to the Mati fire by the misdemeanour court. He
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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its
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Mitsotakis uses justice reform as election rallying cry in aftermath of Mati verdict
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the verdict of the Mati trial still fresh, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to rally... in charge of the botched response to the deadly Mati wildfire of 2018 as an example of a lumbering... attributed the leniency of the Mati verdicts to changes to the penal code introduced by the SYRIZA-ANEL
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Coalition pledges to demolish illegal buildings following Mati fire
PoliticsGreek Politicson the outskirts of Athens very closely with the high death toll in the Mati fire. One of the coalition’s... the human cost of the Mati fire. The next step by the government to show that it is taking decisive
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... not engage in violence. On Thursday, the head of the committee for investigating police violence, prominent... rise for SYRIZA, which saw its backing rise to 25 pct. There was hardly any movement among
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
others saw them as legitimate pressure. The findings highlighted the government’s dilemma: appearing... MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared... the initial refusal to engage while protests continued. Farmers are due to hold a national meeting
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