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PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Mati fire in 2018, which caused more than 100 deaths and for which the then SYRIZA government... in connection to what happened at Mati, ND has made saving lives in such situations a priority... – in contrast, for example, to the Mati fire, when gale-force winds were blowing. There were also
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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsportfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis and Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis did not see eye to eye. It was notable that Justice Minister Nikos
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Mitsotakis sworn in as prime minister as attention turns to Cabinet picks
PoliticsGreek Politicsreturn to the Energy Ministry, which he also headed under Samaras, while Nikos Voutsis and Nikos Dendias are tipped to return to former posts at the Labour and Interior Ministries respectively... the Interior Ministry. Chrisochoidis appointed the ministry under former Prime Minister George
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicswith responsibility of overseeing the government’s role in Parliament. Former Interior Minister Makis Voridis... to move across to take over at the Foreign Ministry, which has been vacated by Nikos Dendias, who... and public-private partnerships. Nikos Papathanasis is being lined up for this role. Former Labour
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Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?
Societythe Mati fire now holds the record of the deadliest peacetime disaster in Greece... week’s fire at Mati was on a different scale. It was very brief in duration, according to the most..., and the 10 whole days that the most severe blazes raged in 2007. The Mati fire burned in all 12.7
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Tsipras tries to take lead in fire response amid picture of confusion
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the investigation into the Mati fire proceeds and more reports of the apparent mishandling... to the bottom of the “how and why” of the Mati tragedy and to ensure that it would not happen again. Echoing... latched onto over the past days, Tsipras highlighted the role played in the Mati disaster by illegal
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Media
No image availableMitsotakis conquista la mayoría absoluta en Grecia 07/07/19 Publico Mitsotakis prepara-se para vitória... on question, potential aftermath 04/07/2015 La Gaceta de Negocios 'Es mejor seguir en Europa, de... Grecia: una pausa en la incertidumbre 19/02/2015 Die Zeit Europa sollte Griechenland beim Wort
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IMF comments, blog leave no doubt credible debt relief has to be agreed soon
EconomyProgrammeAlmost two weeks after the publication of its Article IV consultation report on Greece, including its updated debt sustainability analysis, the IMF published on Thursday evening a blog with the Fund’s perspective on dealing with sovereign debt. The article is written by Sean Hagan, general Counsel
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Cabinet reshuffle expected to presage coalition's revival effort
PoliticsGreek Politicsto hang on that long due to the souring of the public’s mood following the Mati disaster. “Until... and elections would be held in 2019,” said New Demcoracy’s parliamentary spokesman Nikos Dendias
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Reshuffle on backburner as Tsipras draws ideological battle lines
PoliticsGreek Politicsout of the summer doldrums. The government took a serious hit as a result of the Mati fire... battle with conservative forces for control of the country. SYRIZA’s parliamentary spokesman Nikos
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