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Deadly floods raise questions about ND's civil protection pledges as Covid-19 accelerates
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccused the previous SYRIZA government of failing to inform residents of Mati to evacuate their homes... on ND for the criticism it levelled at the previous government over the Mati fire, but also deadly... been in power. Such chronic failings were highlighted in a report produced after the Mati fire
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PM takes central role as fires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek Politicssubject following the deadly Mati fire in 2018. The leftists were reminded of this open wound... Dourou so she can face questioning in the ongoing trial regarding the Mati fire. Dourou, who... losing their lives, had asked for her immunity to be lifted. The 104 deaths that happened in Mati, when
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and the subsequent furor over Greece’s exclusion from the Berlin Conference on Libya, much... year to implement its tax plans. While cuts to the ENFIA property tax could be self-funding
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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe crossing from Libya, and for which the Greek Ombudsman recommended disciplinary charges against... includes a barring NGOs from future funding and harsher penalties for NGO workers caught helping migrants
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
PoliticsForeign Policya cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey, towards Libya’s shores. Also, being on the “wrong... have a cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey to the Libya’s shores. Athens believes... naval mission to Libya on March 31. The new operation is named after the Greek word for peace “Irini
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policy, bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... violation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing... by Turkey and the Turkey-Libya memorandum, Dendias said that “Greece has capable armed forces
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Greece signs EEZ deal with Egypt, aiming to halt Turkey's designs
PoliticsForeign Policydeal signed last November between Ankara and the UN-recognized government in Libya’s Tripoli. Even... within the Turkish continental shelf” and that the agreement also violates Libya’s maritime rights... Libya maritime deal. Kastellorizo and the eastern part of Rhodes were left out, as was widely expected
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policyon the issue of Libya which will take place on the sidelines of the UN Assembly under the initiative of Italy...” by its agreement with Libya. Greece says that its agreement with Egypt annuls the Turkey-Libya... with a new, legal and permanent government in Libya and sign a maritime agreement with its southern
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek Politics. Libya debacle The government, meanwhile, is facing criticism over its handling of the deaths of five members of a Greek humanitarian rescue mission in Libya under unclear circumstances. The victims were members of the Greek armed forces who were part of an official mission to Libya to help
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Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyin the proposal are Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and Libya. The conference does not include Israel... to be Ankara’s refusal to participate in any forum that excludes Turkish Cypriots, while Libya... from Libya to represent both factions. Whether conditions on the ground make this feasible remains
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