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  1. Tsipras calls for more state intervention in energy sector as hopes for EU solution dwindle
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    gas prices, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has called for bolder initiatives at the national level..., he said, “surrendered the country to the risk of imported natural gas” and resulted in some... coming into office, which he said resulted in increasing the country’s dependence on natural gas. He

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  2. Short-term fix for electricity bills leaves open questions for green transition strategy

    Society

    factors have driven up the cost of gas and coal generation, which still make up half the domestic supply... are managed and distributed fairly. Gas crunch Electricity prices across Europe are being hit by a rally in natural gas prices, driven by the surge in global demand created by the economic recovery from

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  3. Can the Green Transition be just?
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    Agora

    , namely, to reach a point where greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy are fully offset... gas emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels. Thus, this law raised the bar of climate... to compensate for the “shortfall” of Russian fossil gas, on which the European continent had been deeply

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  4. Gerapatritis to meet Rubio again as Greece pushes Vertical Corridor in Washington
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Stavros Papastavrou is also in Washington, participating in the Transatlantic Natural Gas Security... cooperation and on strengthening Europe’s security of natural gas supply. Addressing an event titled “10 Years of US–EU Cooperation in Liquefied Natural Gas,” Papastavrou emphasised on Monday that energy

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  5. PM, sector leaders make it clear energy security is country's top transition priority
    Kyriakos Mitsotakis & Ben Hall

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of higher fuel prices, slower growth and renewed pressure on households. The lesson from 2022, when gas... expansion of renewables, investment in storage, and the recognition that natural gas will remain... in 2019 to being a net exporter of electricity. But with lignite almost eliminated, gas remains the only

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  6. The EU decision excluding nuclear and fossil fuels from the Just Transition Fund

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    ). The ambassadors from the EU member states agreed that the JTF should not finance nuclear or natural gas... coal, peat and oil shale or greenhouse gas-intensive industrial processes. According to the Commission’s estimations, sectors with economic activities high in greenhouse gas emission intensity

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  7. Government attempts to offer reassurance against winter energy shortages
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Greece is well placed to manage interruptions to natural gas supplies in the coming months... themselves on heightened alert for the prospect of Russia completely shutting off gas supplies. Skrekas... gas-fired power stations to diesel if gas becomes scarce. It was also noted that natural gas importers

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  8. Golden Dawn draws support from surprising sources to retain popularity
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    also hints at the difficulties other parliamentary parties face in trying to counter Golden Dawn’s

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  9. Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016

    Newsletters

    Pensions remain central issue Positive hints from Eurogroup as IMF calls for more measures The Eurogroup on Thursday evening sent a relatively positive signal, noting that progress has been achieved on important issues in the discussions between the institutions and Greek authorities

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  10. After Brexit vote, Tsipras stresses need for political response to EU shortcomings

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    “progressives” hints at the recent efforts made by Tsipras to build bridges with Europe’s social

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