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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is speculation that political fallout from the wildfire in Mati, where the death toll... is focusing on illegal construction in Mati, to be conducted. Criticism of the way that authorities... being diverted to Mati, adding to the death toll. Kathimerini newspaper published on Thursday
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Under relentless pressure from opponents, Tsipras unveils plans for new crisis agency
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the civil protection authority, seen as one of the major weak points in the response to the Mati fire... of the most contentious points in the case of Mati. The announcement is the latest attempt...). The government also now faces the difficulty of trying to pivot from the sombre issue of the Mati fire to the MoU
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Regional airports deal represents biggest privatisation yet for Greek government
Economythe airports in Frankfurt, Hannover, Saint Petersburg, Burgas, Varna, Antalya, Delhi, Xi’an, Dakar
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Capture of soldiers adds to complexity of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policyalso said ahead of the EU-Turkey Summit in Varna on March 26 that he discussed with Christodoulides
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Greece to sign augmented defence deal with US, buy more Rafale jets
PoliticsForeign PolicyVarna, Bulgaria has attracted American interest. The city could become an alternative route for NATO’s
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Privatisation of key northern ports on hold amid strategic rethink
PoliticsGreek Politics“Sea2Sea” route, which would connect the Bulgarian ports of Burgas, Varna and Ruse on the Black Sea
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyprimary surplus for both years was reaffirmed, at 812 million in 2013 and at 2.95 billion in 2014.... Excluding the aforementioned items under EAP rules, gg primary surplus is seen at 812 million (0.4
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Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014
EconomyMacroeconomy1 billion euros compared to the initial estimate of 812 million incorporated in the 2014 budget... the ESA-95 methodology. Thus, the equivalent MoF projection of 812 million under EAP stands at 3.9
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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsministers with breathing space despite the full horror of what happened in Mati, a seaside resort... authorities, despite questions being asked about whether there was an evacuation plan for Mati... incompetence becomes evident in the days ahead. The tragic events in Mati, though, have definitely
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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the accounts of survivors of the Mati fire have more value and are more truthful than the explanations... for the deaths in Mati. One of the survivors has already filed a law suit and other legal action... knows that the muddled handling of the Mati disaster by the government means that he has to simply
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