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Fighting fake news is a "to be or not to be" battle
Agoraand bigger issue, which is primarily political, and which, simply put, comes down to a fight between... that the fight against fake news and misinformation is much harder than all internationally undertaken..., the damage can be much greater than what we are witnessing today. These are consequences of cataclysmic
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PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA wildfire that broke out on Tuesday north of Athens has put the government’s ability to tackle... than its predecessor, SYRIZA. Authorities were hopeful that the fire, which broke out in Varibobi... of the Mati fire in 2018, which caused more than 100 deaths and for which the then SYRIZA government
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Anger over wildfires grows as PM prepares lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politicson the island of Evia, where more than 45,000 hectares of land has been burnt since the blaze began there last... fire in northern Evia has put a slightly different hue on things. The Evia blaze is now considered... that the fire in Attica tore through 8,000 hectares of land, while more than 10,000 hectares burned
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Govt sets out fire compensation scheme in first step to overcome destruction
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be made to this year’s budget, with the initial fiscal impact of the aid being put at 500 million euros... announced that this summer’s fire defence plan, along with the committed resources, were stronger than ever... than 100 people dying in the Mati wildfire in 2018. Then, as the main opposition party, New Democracy
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PM removes under-fire ministers from posts in late-summer reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment department, the Civil Protection Ministry and to put the former armed forces chief Evangelos... post, and one where the previous minister was often criticised, rather than leave him out... are designed to placate the party rather than to increase the government’s efficiency. However, as long
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Govt faces fallout from hospital vaccine mandate, as school opening poses fresh challenges
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Council of State, rejected a second attempt by hospital staff to put compulsory vaccination rules..., as many reports note, are less strict than the previous year’s. Pupils will return to classrooms... to potential outbreaks, with intensive testing and contact-tracing rather than automatic suspension
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After travels, domestic issues and party scepticism await Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsinterventions in the coming months. The claim that if GDP increases by even more than 5.9 pct... are in danger of driving away more people than you attract.” Samaras appears adamant that New Democracy’s... regular interventions in this direction are an attempt to put himself forward as a potential successor
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Newsletter 311 - 08/10/2021
of 186.5 billion euros will be higher than the level of 2019 that stood at 183.41 billion euros, fully...-emergenceFor the first time since New Democracy swept to power more than two years ago, the centre-right... a simple proportional representation system. A recent opinion poll for Skai TV by Pulse put support
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Parties at odds over latest pandemic measures, way to tackle Covid wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsaddress was to put forward its own eight-point plan for confronting Covid. This included a stricter... to deal with the pandemic via televised addresses rather than actual policies. He argued that the prime... hospitals which, he argued, are doing little else other than dealing with Covid patients. He cited
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MEP Androulakis takes first round in KINAL leadership vote after notable turnout
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the leadership vote, which had been put in motion well before Gennimata succumbed to cancer, had.... Although KINAL gained a better than expected 8.1 pct (almost 460,00 votes) in the 2019 general elections... that Androulakis gained 11 percentage points more of the vote than Loverdos, questions about the accuracy
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