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  1. Government fails to break deadlock in dispute with farmers as SYRIZA loses MEP
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    . On Wednesday, Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis and Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras tabled a package... on other demands, such as opposing the EU-MERCOSUR treaty and allowing the vaccination of livestock... turned its back on producers and rural communities, while accusing the government of using divisive

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  2. Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
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    rural unrest and the government’s handling of agricultural subsidies. Mitsotakis reiterated his

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  3. Newsletter 285 - 19/02/2021

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    and effective management. The opposition party, though, is still haunted by the stigma of the Mati...’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis referred to the Mati fire when he responded to SYRIZA’s.... “The people asking about this issue should ask themselves about what they did in Mati, where

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  4. Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
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    . On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced

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  5. Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018

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    questioned The deadly wildfire in Mati, northeast of Athens, which claimed more than 80 lives has... to journalists that there is evidence which points to the fires in Kinetta, west of Athens, and Mati being the product of arson. The officials also explained that the speed with which the Mati blaze, which

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  6. PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
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    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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  7. Newsletter 490 - 16/01/2026

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

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  8. Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021

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

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    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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  10. Tsipras tries to take lead in fire response amid picture of confusion
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    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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