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New development law chips away at Greece's Natura 2000 regime
Society, the government’s official advisory body on the protection of biodiversity, while the Parliament’s Scientific... 27.3% of the country’s land surface. However, in a ruling issued in December 2020 (C-849/19), the ECJ... designation lies with Greece’s Council of State – the highest administrative court – critics fear
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PM trails national recovery plan ahead, talks up growth prospects
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe cabinet’s attention from the troubling epidemiological situation and the strain on public finances, to the post-Covid recovery. At Monday’s cabinet meeting, the focus was on Greece’s plan... to be overcome for its implementation. Much of the success of the plan will ride on the government’s
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Tsipras launches attack on New Democracy as reactions to lockdown mount
PoliticsGreek Politicshas gone on the offensive, attempting to highlight New Democracy’s failings and stake out his party’s position on a number of critical issues. In an interview with Athens TV station Kontra.... The government’s “biggest crime against the economy”, according to Tsipras, was the decimation
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SYRIZA targets middle class with own plan for post-pandemic economic rebound
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn an apparent bid to win over Greece’s middle class, which was still reeling from the last..., reminiscent of SYRIZA’s aspirational economic plan, known as the Thessaloniki programme, before it first came... and businesses. According to SYRIZA’s plan, this emergency scheme would be supplemented by a new, holistic
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PM banks on firms bouncing back after lockdown as SYRIZA decries immunity for Covid panel
PoliticsGreek Politicsbudget. Mitsotakis argued that Greece’s economy has not suffered significant permanent damage due... afloat. According to the prime minister’s projections, once normal economic activity resumes, businesses... 2022 onwards. This year’s corporate profits will be taxed with a rate of 22 pct, from 24 pct until now
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Leaders' debate over wildfires puts spotlight on govt credibility
PoliticsGreek Politicsmounted a defence of his government’s response to this summer’s forest fires, arguing that limited mistakes were made and that efforts are already underway to repair the damage and improve Greece’s... to strengthen Greece’s fire prevention and firefighting capabilities. This includes securing more
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Govt seeks ways to keep classrooms open in face of Delta variant
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s determination to return to in-person teaching in schools and universities... the uptake will increase. For the time being, the government is rejecting the notion of making children’s... on persuading parents of the safety and benefits of vaccination. The PM’s office is due to host
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Govt responds to report on deadly incident with tougher policing measures, as critics call for rethink
PoliticsGreek Politicscondemned by the opposition as an admission of failure of New Democracy’s “law and order” agenda... 30 days of basic training. On Monday, Theodorikakos set out the government’s response, consisting... and operational protocols of the police’s emergency response units, a 10-month training programme for frontline
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Administrative changes unveiled as PM's technocratic pledge is tested again
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPanayotis Prezerakos – was linked to the recent furore surrounding the government’s Covid policy.... The government’s opponents suggested that Prezerakos was being made a fall guy for failures further... to the government, evidence of New Democracy’s desire to have a more hands-on role in protecting
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its.... There was no real progress in talks between the two sides either. Ankara’s actions did prove..., but no signs of progress emerged. Turkey stuck to its position that Greece’s territorial sea should
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