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Wildfire threat to air base puts government in embarrassing position
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe ongoing struggle to contain the myriad wildfires that have broken out in Greece amid a record heatwave took an embarrassing turn for the government on Thursday, when a blaze approached the Nea Aghialos Air Force Base in central Greece. The fire reached an ammunition storage area, reportedly
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SYRIZA leadership contest off to slow start, as ND rushes to contain political damage from fires
PoliticsGreek Politics, took the fight to New Democracy in an interview with SYRIZA-aligned radio station Sto Kokkino. He
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Government offers free holidays, bigger fines and more hirings in evolving fire response
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom preparing for this autumn’s local elections. PM Mitsotakis took the key decision this week
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Government cracks down on sun lounger sprawl as public mood towards tourism sours
PoliticsGreek Politicswas respected. Marinakis raised the example of the action that the central government took earlier
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Stress tests not proving stressful for Greek banks any longer
EconomyBankinginterest rates. Meanwhile, in the AGMs that took place in recent weeks, almost all lenders said
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PM under pressure to account for destruction, as wildfires stoke anti-migrant sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the wildfires since they took on alarming dimensions over the weekend. On Wednesday, the PM made
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Credit expansion slows to 1.2 pct in July as corporate loans contract
EconomyMacroeconomy. Credit to insurance corporations showed a net monthly outflow of 28 million euros. This took
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SYRIZA leadership contenders enter final stretch, as ID cards become latest headache for govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsprotests took place in Thessaloniki by citizens opposing the new identity cards. Over recent weeks, posts
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Storm impact and ferry death engulf political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat around 270,000 voters took part in the first round PASOK leadership vote in 2021, and more than 200,000
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PM gathers funds to deal with aftermath of floods as political problem grows more acute
PoliticsGreek Politics, if any, improvements since Mitsotatakis took over in 2019. This undermines the government’s key
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