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  1. PM prepares response as pressure over spying scandal mounts

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    , and nephew, Grigoris Dimitriadis as well as the head of the National Intelligence Service (EYP... that the outgoing EYP chief had acted outside of his remit or that there may be rogue elements within the service... to oversee the intelligence service’s work. These are points that have been highlighted repeatedly

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  2. Surveillance scandal produces more damaging revelations for ND

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    the phonetapping of PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis by the National Intelligence Service (EYP... of secrecy rules. EYP obtained clearance from the prosecutor attached to the service so it could snoop... the Androulakis file to be wiped, to deny that the spy service was monitoring any Greek politicians

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  3. Government tries to deflect criticism over wildfires with appeal to patriotism

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    reference to criticism voiced by some commentators with respect to the age and service history... that the intelligence service was considering a number of scenarios for the start of the fires in Rhodes, including... surveillance by the intelligence service EYP, as was confirmed in the case with Androulakis and several other

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  4. Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires

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    Rapid Mapping Service and the European Forest Fire Observatory (EFFIS) conducted by the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo service suggested that over the last seven years around a third of forest... Vassilis Kikilias revealed on Saturday that since May 1 the fire service has made almost 150 arrests

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  5. Government officials escalate attack on watchdogs, as spyware report touches on PM's office
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    of the illegal spyware. Dimitriadis, who was the political overseer of the national intelligence service... the revelation that the service was tapping the phones of a number of public figures, including the head... the national intelligence service and the users of Predator, Mitsotakis and his top officials appear

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  6. Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
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    of the National Intelligence Service (EYP) as well as the alleged widespread illegal wiretapping... permission to monitor Androulakis by the prosecutor appointed to the service at the time, Vassiliki Vlachou... being monitored by EYP. Dimitriadis, who was responsible for overseeing the intelligence service, left

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  7. Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
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    followed Thursday’s funeral service for late PM Costas Simitis with an even keener eye, looking...’s funeral service, describing Simitis as “one of Greece’s greatest leaders during its modern history... not attend the funeral service. Simitis’s passing highlights one of PASOK’s main difficulties

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  8. Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season
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    out of control. The government has attempted to reassure the public, noting that fire service... be attributed to human action. Statistics released by the fire service show there has been an increased... the responsibilities of power distribution network operator, HEDNO, after a fire service report attributed the fire

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  9. Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
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    service and stayed behind to aid the firefighters made a “heroic” contribution to putting out the fires... to fire service personnel who have borne the brunt of firefighting efforts. The social democrats argue that the government pay scale makes arbitrary distinctions within the service which should

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  10. Predatorgate and OPEKEPE offer opposition ammunition amid deteriorating public sentiment

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    by Predator as well as the Greek intelligence service led to the uncovering of the activities... and by the intelligence service were carried out in tandem, suggesting a direct interference... for the intelligence service to have purchased spyware without the knowledge of the political leadership

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