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TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 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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TV permit tender triggers turmoil in Greek judiciary, questions about gov't role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo 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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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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