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After wildfires, concern about power supply sparks hot political debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the government’s planning for extreme weather events. Temperatures exceeding 40oC over several days have... Mitsotakis’s presence served at the meeting, other than to shift the responsibility once again onto citizens" - a clear reference to the government’s emphasis on “personal responsibility” in response
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Govt sets out fire compensation scheme in first step to overcome destruction
PoliticsGreek Politicsrecover from this summer’s devastating wildfires, starting with an immediate compensation programme... to be made to this year’s budget, with the initial fiscal impact of the aid being put at 500 million euros.... The nature of the government’s response, as well as its swiftness, is an attempt to turn the tide
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Athens ponders impact of Turkey's role in Afghanistan
PoliticsForeign PolicyViewed from Greece, the dramatic events in Afghanistan have placed Turkey’s role in the central... a significant role in the central Asian country. The same sources believe that Ankara’s efforts... is something to be seen since there are other unresolved issues related to Ankara’s purchase
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Beyond conspiracy theories: How mismanagement shaped vaccination in Albania
Agoraspeaker phone. After a thorough rundown of their family’s various health issues and vacation plans... spaces. But the damage had already been done. Infections have also been helped by Albania’s spotty... are fully vaccinated, or roughly 28% of the country’s 2.8 million people. Vaccination uptake has slowed down
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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put behind it the fallout from this summer’s wildfires, which cost New Democracy and Prime...’s ongoing, although somewhat discredited, effort to present itself as a paragon of efficiency... Stelios Petsas, who tried to play down links between the damage inflicted to northern Evia’s forests
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SYRIZA attempts to corner ND with media influence inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment’s use of public funds for media campaigns, PR contracts and polling services with the alleged aim... opinion poll by Marc for ANT1 TV showed that SYRIZA’s opposition to the defence pact with France cost the party a percentage point compared to its support last month, while widening ND’s lead to 12.8
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First-wave champion Greece stumbles at vaccine roll-out
Agorathe pandemic. Now in its fourth wave, low vaccination coverage is proving to be the country’s... out of reach Greece did not hit the EU’s target of vaccinating 70 pct of the adult population.... According to the ECDC’s most recent rapid risk assessment, falling below these levels, as Greece has
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SYRIZA puts spotlight on wildfire impact to stress govt faults
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the area’s regeneration but neglecting the immediate needs of citizens. He claimed that some of the compensation due to residents and businesses affected by this summer’s fires has not been paid out yet... political advances by highlighting weaknesses in the government’s response. The devastating wildfires were
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Pandemic and pushback rows spark political clashes
PoliticsGreek Politicsexperiencing a “pandemic of the unvaccinated.” The SYRIZA camp believes that the prime minister’s... that there are no such thoughts on his mind. In a strongly worded response to the prime minister’s intervention, SYRIZA issued... are going to test New Democracy and could, as they did last autumn, lead to a further erosion of people’s
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SYRIZA squeezes govt over relationship with media
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Parliament debated on Friday SYRIZA’s proposal, backed by other opposition parties as well... New Democracy’s rivals claim was a thinly disguised attempt to influence coverage.... The implication is that New Democracy did not use any gauge such as the media outlet’s reach
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