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  1. Lesvos fire highlights growing threat to government from refugee crisis

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    More than half of the Moria hotspot on Lesvos was destroyed in a fire on Monday night, underlining.... There were conflicting reports about the cause of the fire, with most indicating that the blaze... on the island. Before the fire, there were 5,650 refugees registered on Lesvos (out of a total of just over

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  2. Mati fire verdict prompts legal blame game as PM pledges swifter justice
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    issued. An Athens misdemeanour court handed five former fire service officials jail sentences of up... official, was cleared of any wrongdoing in connection to the Mati fire by the misdemeanour court. He.... Further to SYRIZA’s response, some legal experts have pointed out that those on trial over the Mati fire

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  3. Newsletter 91 - 07/10/2016

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    ). On the expenditure front, the government expects savings mainly from a gradual reduction... fire from all directions, could not allow resentment to fester and risk the coalition being viewed...”. This provided the opposition with more ammunition to fire at the government, which is treading a fine

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  4. ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree

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    New Democracy has taken advantage of the Tempe issue moving back to the top of the political agenda by turning its fire on PASOK, the party it sees as its most immediate rival. In the meantime..., which was not conclusive, suggested that the fire might have been fuelled by engine lubricant’s

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  5. Greeks trust social media more than news media, Reuters study shows
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    Society

    percent saying that their news was free from undue political or commercial influence. This is part... and is considered particularly significant in the face of the problem of fake news, hacking and falling

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  6. Newsletter 20 - 20/03/2015

    Newsletters

    of the proposed measures to provide free electricity and meal vouchers to thousands of poor families... a quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) improvement in net interest income (NII), mainly driven by a further drop.... More importantly, three-quarters of withdrawals were in banknotes and short-term instruments (mainly

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  7. Tsipras vows to cancel reduction of tax-free threshold as SYRIZA seeks way back

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    In a last bid to outfox his political opponents, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Tuesday night that his government will table legislation this week to overturn the reduction to the tax-free threshold for incomes, which was due to be adopted next year. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT

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  8. PM faces complex challenge as Turkey threatens free passage for refugees
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government scrambled to prepare on Friday for a potential sharp influx of refugees arriving in Greece over the next few days after Turkey intimated that it would provide free passage to Syrians seeking to reach the European Union. Turkish officials made the claims on Thursday, sparking concerns

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  9. SYRIZA holds fire as Eurogroup expectations continue to be lowered
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . It appears that there are 10-15 out of 140 that still need to be wrapped up, mainly relating to pension... as well as the premier. However, Tsakalotos and Tsipras still appear to have the full backing

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  10. First TV debate does little to fire up election contest

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    funding from other sources. Lafazanis only turned his fire on Tsipras at the end, when the leaders were

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