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Athens looks to overcome APS snags as it awaits green light from Brussels
EconomyBankingFinance Minister Christos Staikouras was due to meet the CEOs of Greece’s four systemic banks on Thursday as the government appears to be stepping up its efforts to secure approval for the Asset Protection Scheme (APS) aimed at reducing the giant pile o...
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first, and rather tepid, televised debate ahead of the September 20 elections is unlikely to have made a significant impact on the contest. The rigid format, which saw the seven party leaders taking part answer questions from journalists on pre-agre...
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
SocietyA survey on fake news and disinformation, conducted by the European Commission, has revealed the general mistrust that Greeks have of their news media, as well as the perceived impact of fake news. The results were based on phone interviews with 26,576 ...
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified... for the European Parliament elections next month. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has stressed
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From the National Energy and Climate Plan to COP26: What has Greek climate policy learned?
Society“Greece despite its small carbon footprint can make a significant contribution in the green... the next six years specifically earmarked for the “green transition”. On the policy front, however... islands energy independent by using “green” technologies; however, little is yet known about how
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Fires latest obstacle to coalition's momentum-building efforts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government and opposition continued to trade accusations over the recent forest fires on Thursday as the coalition struggled to play down the damage done by the blazes over the last few days... that 3,912 hectares of land (including 522 hectares of forest) was burnt in the Kalamos fire, which is far
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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe coalition appears to be coping so far with the fallout from the deadly forest fires that have claimed at least 79 lives, as the opposition holds back on criticism for the time being. The decision... occasions (oil spill in the Saronic Gulf, floods in the Athens suburb of Mandra and forest fires
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Wildfires and pandemic set political agenda as parties prepare for return to business
PoliticsGreek Politicspledged to help the estimated 900 resin producers in the region who relied on the forest... of Evia previously affected by forest fires and will be keen to avoid a repeat. The fire season
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PM checks up on wildfire strategy, vital to election plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is hoping that forest fires will not prove as destructive as they did last summer, thereby not resulting in New Democracy taking another hit to its ratings and Prime Minister Kyriakos... included the largest forest fire record in Greece, in northern Evia. The authorities are also planning
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Fire on outskirts of Athens puts PM's crisis strategy under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics, after much of northern Evia was scorched last summer, when a forest fire also singed parts... mounted along the same lines its defence against criticism linked to forest fires during its watch
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