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Tsipras encounters SYRIZA resistance, waits for court verdict on TV licences
PoliticsGreek Politics-making process. Until now, Pappas had been virtually untouchable but the controversy over the TV... this week on Wednesday to assess whether the tender for TV permits was in line with the country’s
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Reshuffle expectations doused as coalition braces for TV permits ruling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s governing coalition is on tenterhooks over the imminent verdict on the TV licences tender from the Council of State, which is holding its second session of the week on Wednesday. Should... administration will simply continue its efforts to regulate the TV broadcasting sector if the tender
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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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Greece's open floodgates
Agora, including floods and forest fires. Handing out compensation is the easy part, working on prevention... as extensive measures to prevent forest fires, there needs to be a cross-party push that would make... Karameros (SYRIZA) appeared on a TV panel show on Saturday wearing a fluorescent jacket of the type
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Mitsotakis faces press in attempt to defuse criticism over wildfire handling
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe management of the catastrophic forest fires of the prior week. Mitsotakis, who apologised in a televised... earmarked from the EU recovery package and the next round of structural funds for the green..., while seeking to reassure critics that there would be no land use change for burned forest areas
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Opposition slams PM's positive assessment of Athens wildfire response
PoliticsGreek Politicsunstoppable wildfire spreading across a front of 30 km, burning over 10,000 hectares of forest, orchards... 10 percent of the burned area was forest, while fewer than 100 buildings were damaged with only... that the capital is being steadily denuded of its surrounding green spaces as summer temperatures increase
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ND looks to asylum bill, strong rhetoric to ease pressure from migration flows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTV last week indicated that just 1 percent of voters believe the government has performed best... need international protection.” According to HRW, the bill would make it easier to detain asylum
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agoraof tourism, which is their main source of revenue. A Pulse poll for Skai TV last week indicated... to HRW, the bill would make it easier to detain asylum seekers for longer periods, scrap important
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In tight election race, rare TV debate carries element of unknown
PoliticsGreek Politics. A Pulse poll for Action 24 TV on Tuesday was the latest to indicate that the situation remains very
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new chapter in the ongoing saga relating to Greece’s TV licences is due to be written this week, with the government hoping to recover from the blow dealt by the Council of State and New Democracy hoping to inflict further damage on the coalition. A new cross-party attempt to appoint a board
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