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A breakdown of the fiscal and structural reforms Greece hopes will unlock funding
EconomyProgrammeexpected in the second half of the year and a more pronounced expansion of 2.9 percent in 2016, mainly led... betting giant OPAP submitted the highest bid of 40.5 million euros last September. Greece’s... of the concession. Rather than seeking what it believes would be the fire sale of assets, the government's
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SYRIZA holds fire as Eurogroup expectations continue to be lowered
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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PM on defensive over Covid-19 stance as debate rages over testing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the Greek government continues to come under fire from the opposition over its handling... casualties on the healthcare and economic fronts in the coming months. In a bid to answer his... Meanwhile, the government continues to come under fire over its coronavirus testing strategy. An apparent
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Deadly wildfires likely to heap pressure on Tsipras and ministers
PoliticsGreek Politicssimilar questions last summer, when a vast fire burned for more than three days northeast of Athens, near Kalamos – one of the areas affected by Monday’s blaze. However, last year’s fire did not lead... of fires, insinuating that many were triggered by arsonists in a bid to destabilise his administration
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Deal or no deal? Greece wrestles with the Macedonia issue
Agorain Skopje. In 2008, Greece blocked FYROM’s bid to join NATO even though the International Court... that diplomacy and politics can deal in. Clearly, Greeks are free to dislike the Prespes Agreement... will be free to join NATO, and perhaps then the EU (although the latter will be a much longer process
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Government bolsters aid package as questions mount over deadly fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the fire brigade activated the evacuation plans that have been drawn up for such incidents and if they helped or hindered people trying to escape the fire. The general secretariat for political protection... of the service is a political appointee, Yiannis Kapakis, a retired senior fire brigade official
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsfunding from other sources. Lafazanis only turned his fire on Tsipras at the end, when the leaders were
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New cabinet meets with focus on fire fallout, policy roadmap
PoliticsGreek Politics. The cabinet also discussed the measures to support fire-stricken communities and restore the damage done
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Early summer fire highlights precariousness of snap election option
PoliticsGreek Politics. The blaze claimed several houses and cars amid claims that the fire service took close to 40 minutes
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Under-fire PM pledges civil defence improvements following summer of destruction
PoliticsGreek Politics, to make greater use of technology in fire prevention and the creation of a new organisation, under
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