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Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires
Societyof an expert committee report on the management of forest fires in Greece, calling its recommendations... hectares of forest, cultivated land and homes over the past week – three-and-a-half times the size..., and urged radical reform of the overall approach to managing forest fire risk. Most of the weaknesses
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Relief for coalition as wildfire threat subsides
PoliticsGreek Politicscontrol a large forest fire that had been burning for three days north of Athens. The trouble... for around 1,500 hectares of forest- and shrub-land being burnt. The political leaders appeared to take... Kyriakos Mitsotakis, meanwhile, made six proposals for changes to the way Greece addresses forest
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PWC report finds Greek fire damage above average despite lower incidence
Societyare particularly devastating to its natural forest areas. The report found that between 2008 to 2017... area burnt per forest fire, at 27.94 hectares compared to an average of 11.42. The majority of fires.... Furthermore, countries in central Europe have the lowest ratio of burnt forest area per forest fire, which
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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsthrough the Dadia forest, proved less an assessment of what had gone wrong with this year’s fire... Parnitha in Athens and the Dadia forest, and to conduct the necessary flood prevention works before... that the failings in the response to the threat posed by forest fires is part of a broader problem to do
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Government action plan on forests touted amid scepticism from opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s response plan, combining support measures with a long-term forest management programme. Among... for fire prevention and forest management. Environment and Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis... Attica and commissioning detailed studies for the management of the 140,000 hectares of forest
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Government tries to contain fallout from breach of voters' data
PoliticsGreek Politicsgiven the ongoing investigation into a potential data breach at the Interior Ministry. The MEP... Data Protection Authority, the Interior Ministry and a public prosecutor. It was also announced on Friday that Interior Ministry general secretary Michalis Stavrianoudakis and New Democracy’s secretary
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker
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Quo vadis Germany? Sunday's elections leave many questions in need of answers
Agoratheir remaining strongholds in the south, the Green Party scores high marks in cities across.... The new typography of German politics The Green Party received 14.8 percent of the vote. This level... has never left the Green Party ecosystem for any other professional experience. Among voters she
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agora“In the medium to long term, we aspire to be exporters of green energy, by harnessing... of the EU’s response to the Ukraine war. The country has now pivoted towards becoming a green energy... in the region into line with the European market liberalisation and green transition targets
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Government touts upgrades to civil protection amid early start to wildfire season
PoliticsGreek Politicsof forest and farmland in the Evros region of northern Greece. Other fires caused damage to military... the number of specialist forest fire units will be increased to 16, from 6 last year. He also said... recommendations for a more holistic approach to prevention including changes to land and forest management
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