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  1. Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?

    Society

    , it is not entirely without precedent. Forest fires are a regular summer event, and every year thousands of hectares... percent of the country’s forest cover burned, a total of 2,700 square kilometres. In hundreds of fire... in the blink of an eye compared to 15 hours, which is how long the average Greek forest fire burns

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  2. Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018

    Newsletters

    , the Eurogroup on March 11 will give the green light for the ANFA and SMP profits to be released... billion euros and was below target by 611 million. Monthly net revenues totalled 5.34 billion euros

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  3. Quo vadis Germany? Sunday's elections leave many questions in need of answers

    Agora

    their 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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  4. TV permit auction boosts Greek coffers but questions linger

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of the auction result is that Skai TV, with which the governing parties have had a long-running... Marinakis, a shipowner who is also chairman of Olympiakos football club, to the TV market is likely..., the government suggested it could get 340 million euros in revenues from the TV licence tender

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  5. After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in the wake of the failed TV permit tender that he oversaw. It was reported recently that Pappas travelled... that the government will launch a new effort to regulate the TV sector. In an interview with Le Figaro newspaper... licencing procedure. In a TV interview in Greece on Tuesday night, Pappas welcomed New Democracy proposing

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  6. Government touts upgrades to civil protection amid early start to wildfire season
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of 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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  7. Government meets resistance on TV permits and revenues chief
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    an extension for the payment of a TV advertisment levy and the other for the review of a fine... abstained. Greece's digital network operator, Digea, which was formed by private TV stations, has also

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  8. SYRIZA under fire for TV permit tender, tinkering with watchdog

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . The dispute over the TV licenses has been brewing for some time as the opposition suspects SYRIZA is trying to favour friendly media groups. The coalition counters that previous governments have allowed TV

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  9. TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The auction for four broadcasting licenses on Greece’s national digital TV network dragged on into a third day on Thursday, with the results expected by the evening. Originally, the government had... from its efforts to regulate the TV broadcasting market, the government seems to be trying

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  10. TV permit tender triggers turmoil in Greek judiciary, questions about gov't role

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Two issues that have been thorns in the government’s side in recent weeks: The TV licence tender and friction in the judicial system combined on Wednesday to pose a fresh problem to the coalition... there was no chance of the court deeming the TV auction to be unconstitutional, even though

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