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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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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFlooding on the island of Evia over the weekend indicates that the government has not yet been able..., but officials say that there has been insufficient time since August for this initiative to start paying off... and protection work has been carried out. ND is hoping to count on the assistance of a mostly government
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Gennimata's death casts shadow over politics, KINAL leadership race
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be willing to forge in the future. One of the hopefuls, Andreas Loverdos, has already made it clear he has no intention of working with SYRIZA, apparently hoping to galvanise traditional PASOK... it was in power is also a good way to convince voters that the party has matured and is able to govern sensibly
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Covid resurgence triggers replay of last year's political debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsof people dying from Covid-related issues has not hit the highs seen since last year, hospital... to the local authorities rather than the central government, which has simply advised all those taking... the vaccination campaign has been effective enough. Vaccination rates in Greece remain below the EU average
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Discussion over PEPP, SGP draw attention to rising yields
EconomyFeaturesThe Greek sovereign debt market has enjoyed a buoyant period, largely thanks to the participation... consider it a cornerstone for future upgrades. Greece this year has managed to fetch from the markets... with the conclusion of PEPP five months. SGP Another development that has attracted unfavourable
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SYRIZA puts spotlight on wildfire impact to stress govt faults
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe summer in what was the largest single wildfire Greece has witnessed. In an interview with a local... that Mitsotakis has not visited the area yet, even though he would risk receiving an unfriendly reception... of the compensation due to residents and businesses affected by this summer’s fires has not been paid out yet
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Parties gear up for battle over pandemic media funding amid more warnings about press freedom
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and a Dutch journalist and her ensuing treatment by the domestic media, has... information has become available. A heated debate is expected on what has become a set piece of political... in government starting in 2015. While SYRIZA has refused to amend its proposal, ND will be able
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