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Handling of energy crisis under fire as gas interruption tests supply security
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government continued to face criticism for its response to the energy crisis on the day it announced an extension of its fuel voucher scheme. Opposition parties are calling for more radical measures, as an interruption of gas supplies from Russia is...
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Criticism of authorities' response intensifies as wildfires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek Politics1-4 August the extent of the fires equalled half of what can be expected during a normal fire... are stretched too thin, and accusing the government of prioritising the fire on the outskirts.... Centre-left KINAL leader Fofi Gennimata, speaking from the site of the fire at Varibobi, claimed
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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it is impossible for the fire service and emergency services to prevent any damage being done by the blazes..., north of Athens. Critics have argued that it is inconceivable the fire should have gotten out... was compounded when it was revealed on Thursday that the fire service had not used the National Observatory
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Opposition challenges government account of prompt wildfire response
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe toll of Tuesday night’s fire on mount Pendeli at a little over 2,000 hectares, while dozens... Mitsotakis described the damages from the fire as “limited” and praised the “much better coordination... for joining forces to fight the fire, and promised a prompt response for those whose properties had
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Mitsotakis rejects accusations of inadequate response to wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politics, making 2023 the second worst year on record in terms of area burned. A single fire, which continues... that there are 3,600 unfilled posts in the fire service and only 0.5 percent of RRF funds allocated... of undermining the fire service, while PASOK has condemned what it says is the total lack of a fire
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Government touts upgrades to civil protection amid early start to wildfire season
PoliticsGreek Politicsis on a warlike footing, as he prepared to launch the official start of the fire-fighting season..., over a thousand fire trucks, as well as sensors, radars and meteorological stations to build an early... the number of specialist forest fire units will be increased to 16, from 6 last year. He also said
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Government feels the heat after two days of catastrophic wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government of making empty promises when it assured the public that the fire defences were ready to tackle...” to avoid accountability. The government has also been criticised for understaffing the fire service which... that the administration failed to absorb RRF funds intended for improving fire resilience and has opted
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Athens searching for compromise formula should IMF remain on board
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Athens may be willing to concede ground on the lowering the tax-free threshold for personal incomes.... Athens may argue that the lowering of the tax-free threshold will be enough to cover the fiscal gap. Finance Ministry sources said earlier this month that a reduction in the tax-free threshold of 8,636
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New Democracy counters SYRIZA's offensive, unveils renewal effort
PoliticsGreek Politicsyear’s lower tax-free threshold, which the government pre-legislated in 2017, will eat away a large... by suggesting that the lowering of the tax-free ceiling will be cancelled, just as the pre-legislated pension... the #EU’s demand for free and fair elections. Tsipras’ alignment with the Maduro regime is an insult
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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe supplied for free and that class sizes should be reduced to improve social distancing, which is what... to local authorities so they could hand out free masks to schoolchildren. Also, experts are now warning... an outcry from opposition parties, calling for the vaccine to be provided for free. Mitsotakis also
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