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  1. Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the image of what was a strong response by authorities to the Mati fire. New Democracy demanded... apparent errors in the coordination of efforts to combat the fire and rescue people, as well as the crude efforts by ministers and police and fire chiefs to insist that no mistakes were made

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  2. PM takes central role as fires continue to rage
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for the current fire season and the resources available to the fire service. Mitsotakis returned... Protection operations centre for a meeting with fire chiefs about the fires that have been burning since... that preparation for the fire season began earlier than ever this year, in January. It also argues

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  3. Newsletter 391 - 01/09/2023

    to dominate the political debate in Greece. The fire in Evros, northeastern Greece, continued... of falling short in terms of fire prevention and firefighting. Their criticism focussed on staff... out that ahead of the fire season this summer, the government had insisted that it was fully

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  4. Athens wildfire puts government on back foot after efforts to improve prevention, response
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of things this summer seems to have been tarnished by the fire that broke out in Varnavas, northeast of Athens, on Sunday even though the fire service insists that the first helicopter dropped water where the blaze broke out within five minutes of it being spotted. Gale force winds helped the fire

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  5. Parties' competing tax pledges come up against challenging reality

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    of national elections which are now scheduled for July 7. Lowering the tax-free threshold in 2020 has... tax-free threshold, while the higher earners have become less numerous. Around 65 percent... debated by the main parties: The tax-free threshold: This is effected through a personal tax credit

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  6. SYRIZA under fire for TV permit tender, tinkering with watchdog

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    The government has come in for criticism again from the opposition parties for allegedly trying to establish control over key public positions, as well as a tender for broadcasting licenses. Government officials and opposition MPs clashed over both issu...

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  7. Coalition under fire over multi-bill but aiming to stay united for vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Ahead of Sunday’s crucial vote on the multi-bill submitted to Parliament this week, there appeared little sign of dissent among government MPs despite the negative reaction prompted by much of the legislation involved. Everything from the changes to the...

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  8. Protests give Mitsotakis chance to round on under-fire coalition
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking to build on his party’s lead over SYRIZA by making the anti-government protests planned for Wednesday evening in Athens and Thessaloniki as uncomfortable as possible for the coalition. Speaking in Parl...

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  9. Under fire in Parliament, coalition looks to imminent conclusion of review talks

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    Greece and its lenders head into the weekend hoping that they can conclude their technical discussions before the start of next week. In a radio interview on Friday, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos remained optimistic that an agreement can b...

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  10. Government under fire for supporting controversial fertility conference

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    A state-sponsored conference on female fertility has caused embarrassment at the highest level of the Greek government and institutions, after its agenda was revealed to be heavily influenced by the church and the far right. Billed as a scientific confe...

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