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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Iris 2.0 programme is not flawless, Observatory officials revealed that it has rarely been used... and intense heatwave has created extraordinary conditions, leaving the authorities unable to act effectively... of the 112 early warning system, which has seen residents of areas close to wildfires being told via text
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Mitsotakis apology for wildfires gets sceptical reception
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinue to burn across parts of Greece has been greeted with extreme scepticism by the opposition... in the aerial response were quashed by the Defence Ministry. Response The PM’s latest address has come... on live TV and social media has been echoed by local government officials and governing party MPs
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Wildfires and pandemic set political agenda as parties prepare for return to business
PoliticsGreek Politicsplatform by August 18. In addition to financial compensation for damaged properties, the government has... in the aftermath of the fires. The Environment and Energy Ministry has been tasked with ensuring... Protection Nikos Hardalias, who has been the public face of the fire and pandemic response
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ND set to carry Covid, wildfires baggage into September
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeing is on fighting the existing fires. Although this has been the stock answer from government... to a question about whether Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis still has the PM’s full backing. In his televised address last week, Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his minister, who has been
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PM expected to reshuffle cabinet in bid to leave wildfire damage behind
PoliticsGreek Politicsspeech on September 11. The New Democracy leader has tweaked his line-up several times since coming.... It should be noted, though, that the prime minister has publicly defended his ministers in the face... to the GPO survey, the government’s support has dropped 2 percentage points since the last poll in June
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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... to Washington in mid-October. Negotiations with the US also have a political dimension since Athens has... (TIF) on Saturday. “Excellent news. Greece has just announced its intention to buy six extra Rafales
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Tsipras looks for fresh start as Mitsotakis holds election cards
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has accused the conservatives of neglecting, despite the demands of the pandemic, Tsipras... that he has matured as a politician and is far from being the firebrand of his earlier days in Greek... that the leftist party has found difficult to live down and its leader’s speech at TIF this year
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Newsletter 309 - 24/09/2021
agenda, and one of the areas where the opposition has found grounds for attack on ideological grounds... investment grade, and this has pushed down borrowing costs to record low borrowing costs. Each post... between February 2020 and February 2021, Greece’s industrial turnover has recovered remarkably. It has
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Athens sees multiple defence, geopolitical benefits in pact with France
PoliticsForeign Policywill be compatible with the jets Greece is also purchasing from France. It has already ordered 24 Dassault... for a possible negotiation and eventual accord with Turkey. The accord, however, has limited weight if it does... and Washington over the submarine agreement with Australia has created further pressure on France
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Papandreou joins KINAL leadership race amid questions about long term
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Prime Minister George Papandreou has thrown his hat into the ring for the KINAL leadership... the ruling party was not named. Although Papandreou has been absent from the main stage in recent years, his name still carries weight within the centre-left and he still has some loyal followers
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