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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRapid 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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Government officials escalate attack on watchdogs, as spyware report touches on PM's office
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 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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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 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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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek Politicsfollowed 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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Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season
PoliticsGreek Politicsout 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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Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
PoliticsGreek Politicsservice 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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Predatorgate and OPEKEPE offer opposition ammunition amid deteriorating public sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsby 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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Deadly factory blast sparks debate on workplace safety
PoliticsGreek Politicswhich destroyed the Violanta biscuit in the town of Trikala on January 26. A fire service... accumulation in the basement over a period of months. The fire service report also noted numerous... seen no response from management. Political accountability The fire service’s findings have put
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What brought down Golden Dawn?
Societyinstant public revulsion, the prosecution had a catalytic effect on the party’s internal cohesion
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Protests and policing shake up political agenda as early election scenarios resurface
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the widespread revulsion at the violence witnessed over the past weekend, and is blaming ND for bringing
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