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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoramigratory flows to the EU as the biggest external factor that is a danger to the Greek economy. A total... to HRW, the bill would make it easier to detain asylum seekers for longer periods, scrap important
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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... against imminent danger. SYRIZA pounced on the developments in Evia, arguing that they were a major... on ND for the criticism it levelled at the previous government over the Mati fire, but also deadly
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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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Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsof refugees and migrants to northern and central Europe. EU interior ministers urged Greece to have the hot... parts of the EU. At the same time, Greece is expected to step up efforts to detain migrants
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Take your seats
Agora, Greek authorities proved inept in tackling the deadly wildfire in Mati, on the outskirts of Athens... was strongly criticised for the Mati disaster. To be clear, Tsipras’s goal at the next elections... to have a chance of hanging on. The danger is that instead of choosing to up his game, he will lower
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Wildfires rekindle longstanding political battle as heatwave forces agenda change
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the deadly Mati fire in 2018, which claimed more than 100 lives and played a significant part in the left... text messages being sent to mobile phone users in areas that are in danger when there is a fire... on the beach.” The centre-right government’s response was to refer back to SYRIZA’s handling of the Mati fire
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Government focuses on safe evacuation as pressure from fires mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsto SYRIZA, under whose watch 104 people died in the Mati fire in 2019. In its statement over the weekend... occurred since it was in power. While memories of the Mati blaze are still raw, the unsubtle... parts of the country have been, the government does not seem in any direct danger of suffering
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Wildfires provide familiar test for government
PoliticsGreek Politicshas stuck to since coming to power in 2019, having seen the damage that the deadly wildfire in Mati... to the fact that it had prevented a Mati-style human disaster. Greeks abroad While all the attention... elections. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus said that removing the barriers was “a matter of respect.” Many
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First challenges for tourism plan, as public relaxes approach to virus
PoliticsGreek Politics-risk by the EU’s Aviation Safety Agency EASA, and would be under constant review. Theoharis stressed... and safety criteria”, adding, “the EASA list is our guide”. Currently, all arriving international... high-risk by EASA, and allows its citizens to holiday abroad. The US, along with large parts of Italy
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Political clash brewing over fatal train collision, railway safety
PoliticsGreek Politicson this front. However, this discussion also carries some danger for SYRIZA as ND will undoubtedly call... of the deadly Mati fire in 2018. In 2021, when Mitsotakis was under attack over the apparently shoddy
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