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Wildfires rekindle longstanding political battle as heatwave forces agenda change
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat lives have been saved, even when large areas of forest have been destroyed. So far, this approach seems
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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Athens’s software, which helps predict the course of forest fires, in their effort to contain
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Leaders' debate over wildfires puts spotlight on govt credibility
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the first party leaders’ debate of the new political season, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis mounted a defence of his government’s response to this summer’s forest fires, arguing that limited mistakes were made and that efforts are already underway to repair the damage and improve Greece’s
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Govt lines up new handouts to fight inflation as SYRIZA moves to election footing
PoliticsGreek Politicsunless his plans are derailed by forest fires or other extreme events over the summer, which would
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Opposition challenges government account of prompt wildfire response
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor firefighting. Others have noted the continuing lack of forest roads and firebreaks and accused local
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Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation
PoliticsGreek Politicswhen he blasted his predecessors over forest fires while he was leader of the opposition. SYRIZA
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Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix
PoliticsGreek Politics“defenceless” against the forest fires. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis responded by arguing
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PM under pressure to account for destruction, as wildfires stoke anti-migrant sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politics, with the exception of those poor 18 people who lost their lives in the forest of Dadia”. Kalpakis said the attitude
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Under-fire PM pledges civil defence improvements following summer of destruction
PoliticsGreek Politicsprotection capabilities. Among other things, the PM promised to hire more firefighters and forest rangers
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Government sets out fiscal plan, prepares multi-bill in shadow of deadly wildfire
PoliticsGreek Politicsand is believed to have damaged or destroyed some homes. The authorities were troubled repeatedly by forest
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