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  1. PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the Mati fire in 2018, which caused more than 100 deaths and for which the then SYRIZA government... in connection to what happened at Mati, ND has made saving lives in such situations a priority... – in contrast, for example, to the Mati fire, when gale-force winds were blowing. There were also

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  2. Newsletter 490 - 16/01/2026

    Newsletters

    outbreaks. Mercosur complications The EU–Mercosur trade agreement has emerged as a parallel flashpoint

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  3. Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021

    Newsletters

    PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...

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  4. Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in Kinetta and Mati being the product of arson. The officials also explained that the speed with which the Mati blaze, which caused so many deaths, advanced due to gale-force winds made efforts to evacuate...), the effort to combat several large fires around Athens at the same time and the fact that Mati

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  5. Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?

    Society

    the Mati fire now holds the record of the deadliest peacetime disaster in Greece... week’s fire at Mati was on a different scale. It was very brief in duration, according to the most..., and the 10 whole days that the most severe blazes raged in 2007. The Mati fire burned in all 12.7

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  6. Tsipras tries to take lead in fire response amid picture of confusion
    Photo by Gerasimos Domenikos/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    As the investigation into the Mati fire proceeds and more reports of the apparent mishandling... to the bottom of the “how and why” of the Mati tragedy and to ensure that it would not happen again. Echoing... latched onto over the past days, Tsipras highlighted the role played in the Mati disaster by illegal

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  7. Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires

    Society

    in the aftermath of the deadly Mati wildfire of the previous summer, for which Mitsotakis laid the blame... the first anniversary of Mati, in no small measure thanks to the public anger stemming from SYRIZA’s... focussed more narrowly on what went wrong with the evacuation of Mati, and made recommendations

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  8. Piraeus Port Authority announces profit increase for 2015
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    EconomyBanking

    largest cruise ship in the world, the Quantum of the Seas, the largest newly built ship to visit

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  9. IMF comments, blog leave no doubt credible debt relief has to be agreed soon
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    EconomyProgramme

    Almost two weeks after the publication of its Article IV consultation report on Greece, including its updated debt sustainability analysis, the IMF published on Thursday evening a blog with the Fund’s perspective on dealing with sovereign debt. The article is written by Sean Hagan, general Counsel

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  10. From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
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    Agora

    advisor, Nikos Tsafos, who posted recently on LinkedIn, “that’s why we are so keen to expand our

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