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Fire at archaeological site puts govt's crisis handling under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA fire at the archaeological site of Mycenae has become the subject of a heated political debate... scorched by the fire featured prominently in the international media and social platforms on Sunday... of the fire in the domestic media, and to an early statement by the Minister of Culture, Lida Mendoni
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Fire on outskirts of Athens puts PM's crisis strategy under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics. The fire broke out on the slopes of Mount Pendeli, northeast of the city centre, and raged through built-up... a pensioner allegedly committed suicide when the fire reached his home. The latest wildfire, just 25..., after much of northern Evia was scorched last summer, when a forest fire also singed parts
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Athens grapples with awkward reduction of tax-free threshold
EconomyProgramme, will, among other issues, focus on plans to reduce the tax-free threshold for personal incomes. In its... of the personal income tax base largely through a reduction in the tax-free threshold. This matter has... percent). The broadening of the tax base meant that the previous tax-free threshold of 9,545 euros
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Media
No image availableThe World Weekly Playing with Greek fire 14/02/2017 Share Radio Greek crisis escalates 07/02/2017... Mitsotakis conquista la mayoría absoluta en Grecia 07/07/19 Publico Mitsotakis prepara-se para vitória... on question, potential aftermath 04/07/2015 La Gaceta de Negocios 'Es mejor seguir en Europa, de
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Ring of Fire
Agoraand then set fire to the building are still at large is symptomatic of the country’s failure to deal with some... convicted three bank employees over a fire they did not start when it had not caught the arsonists who... not preclude the other. The court heard that there were poor fire prevention facilities at the bank
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PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan its predecessor, SYRIZA. Authorities were hopeful that the fire, which broke out in Varibobi... of the Mati fire in 2018, which caused more than 100 deaths and for which the then SYRIZA government... how the Varibobi fire was handled. One of the key criticisms was that the blaze was able to spread
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PM banks on restoration and compensation healing Attica fire wounds
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the handling of the blaze. The official toll from the fire, which started in Varnavas, a non... to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, a total of 1,238 buildings were affected by the fire, which... shortcomings during the effort to contain the fire, the lack of spending on fire prevention
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Expert report highlights systemic failings in aftermath of deadly Mati wildfire
Societyhealth and safety during a fire emergency, is also described as piecemeal and lacking the necessary..., culminating in last summer’s fire at Mati, the deadliest on record. The report was commissioned by Prime... in a seaside community close to Athens on July 23-24, 2018. Following the fire, the heads of the police
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More than half of Greek households rely mainly on pensions
SocietyThe main source of income for just over half of Greek households is still a pension, while just over 37 percent mainly rely on wages, the annual survey on income and household expenditure from the country’s largest small- and medium business association has found. The research, conducted
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Mitsotakis's wildfire narrative comes under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics, has been mainly to be blame for such extensive damage. The PM said that the government would... capabilities to protect all the country’s forests from fire. However, his argument... the advancing fire. It appears that this was not the case in Evros. He also suggested that the emphasis
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