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Government action plan on forests touted amid scepticism from opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsa few citizens had been affected by the fire. Mitsotakis acknowledged that the conflagration had “got... for fire prevention and forest management. Environment and Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis... in the rest of Attica. The minister added that tenders for fire protection projects would be launched
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Newsletter 390 - 21/07/2023
Attica by a fire earlier this week. Another blaze, which raged for the past few days close to Loutraki... that preparation for the fire season began earlier than ever this year, in January. It also argues... in fire-stricken areas to follow the advice of the Civil Protection Authority, especially
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ND tries to dial down Tempe rhetoric as support plummets in new opinion poll
PoliticsGreek Politicsreflected this view in a TV interview on Tuesday morning. He insisted that citizens were free..., however, veered clear of such claims and said that anyone “adding fuel to the fire” will be judged... in support for New Democracy since last month. In terms of voting intentions, backing for the ruling
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ND tries to stay on top of wildfire as court battle looms over Competition Commission
PoliticsGreek Politics. The fire broke out on Monday, when authorities were putting out a blaze on Mount Hymettus, east of Athens, that damaged a few buildings. There was also a large fire on the island of Elafonissos over... Evia on Wednesday after visiting the fire brigade’s control centre in Athens and holding talks
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Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix
PoliticsGreek Politicson Tuesday as a fire in northeastern Greece continued to burn, while another broke out on Mount Parnitha... to the climate crisis and to emphasise the successful evacuations of fire-threatened communities, limiting.... He claimed that it was proof migrants were free to enter the country unperturbed and that a civil
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Newsletter 1 31/10/2014
action not included in their restructuring plans. Asset disposals mainly relate to NBG’s sale... is scheduled to be more than covered by a capital enhancement of 1.4 billion euros, mainly reflecting... Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) capital buffer of 11.4 billion euros remains intact and free
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Newsletter 180 -26/10/2018
the opposition with fresh ammunition to fire at the coalition, whose rivals have called for the letter... has declined by 261.5 million, or 0.1 percent. The month’s headline figure was driven mainly... Kountoura and MP Thanassis Papachristipoulos of ANEL for support. He is also counting on the backing
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PM lines up talks with farmers, faces questions over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsfire, which relates to the Greek property market. Rising prices, the burgeoning short-term rental... is not doing enough to combat the cost-of-living crisis: 38 pct think high prices are mainly due to a lack... that backing for the ruling conservatives was at an upper limit of 30.3 pct in January, as measured
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Newsletter 451 - 14/02/2025
and that this liquid caused the fire that broke out after the crash, killing up to 30 of the 57... and transport equipment (6.5 pct) and manufactured goods, mainly raw materials (5.1 pct). At first.... SYRIZA places seventh with backing of just 4.3 pct. A significant 18.6 pct of respondents said
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Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation
PoliticsGreek Politicsa relatively quiet fire season, the government was placed under scrutiny last week when a blaze... opposition criticism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted that the fire service, aided by the police and civil protection officials, had worked well to limit the spread of the fire and evacuate
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