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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the Iris 2.0 programme is not flawless, Observatory officials revealed that it has rarely been used... and intense heatwave has created extraordinary conditions, leaving the authorities unable to act effectively... of the 112 early warning system, which has seen residents of areas close to wildfires being told via text
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Mitsotakis apology for wildfires gets sceptical reception
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinue to burn across parts of Greece has been greeted with extreme scepticism by the opposition... in the aerial response were quashed by the Defence Ministry. Response The PM’s latest address has come... on live TV and social media has been echoed by local government officials and governing party MPs
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Greece to sign augmented defence deal with US, buy more Rafale jets
PoliticsForeign PolicyVarna, Bulgaria has attracted American interest. The city could become an alternative route for NATO’s... to Washington in mid-October. Negotiations with the US also have a political dimension since Athens has... (TIF) on Saturday. “Excellent news. Greece has just announced its intention to buy six extra Rafales
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Newsletter 309 - 24/09/2021
agenda, and one of the areas where the opposition has found grounds for attack on ideological grounds... investment grade, and this has pushed down borrowing costs to record low borrowing costs. Each post... between February 2020 and February 2021, Greece’s industrial turnover has recovered remarkably. It has
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Athens sees multiple defence, geopolitical benefits in pact with France
PoliticsForeign Policywill be compatible with the jets Greece is also purchasing from France. It has already ordered 24 Dassault... for a possible negotiation and eventual accord with Turkey. The accord, however, has limited weight if it does... and Washington over the submarine agreement with Australia has created further pressure on France
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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFlooding on the island of Evia over the weekend indicates that the government has not yet been able..., but officials say that there has been insufficient time since August for this initiative to start paying off... and protection work has been carried out. ND is hoping to count on the assistance of a mostly government
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Papandreou joins KINAL leadership race amid questions about long term
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Prime Minister George Papandreou has thrown his hat into the ring for the KINAL leadership... the ruling party was not named. Although Papandreou has been absent from the main stage in recent years, his name still carries weight within the centre-left and he still has some loyal followers
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Gennimata's death casts shadow over politics, KINAL leadership race
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be willing to forge in the future. One of the hopefuls, Andreas Loverdos, has already made it clear he has no intention of working with SYRIZA, apparently hoping to galvanise traditional PASOK... it was in power is also a good way to convince voters that the party has matured and is able to govern sensibly
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Covid resurgence triggers replay of last year's political debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsof people dying from Covid-related issues has not hit the highs seen since last year, hospital... to the local authorities rather than the central government, which has simply advised all those taking... the vaccination campaign has been effective enough. Vaccination rates in Greece remain below the EU average
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SYRIZA puts spotlight on wildfire impact to stress govt faults
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe summer in what was the largest single wildfire Greece has witnessed. In an interview with a local... that Mitsotakis has not visited the area yet, even though he would risk receiving an unfriendly reception... of the compensation due to residents and businesses affected by this summer’s fires has not been paid out yet
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