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MEPs agree to keep Tempe file open despite government's efforts to conclude inquiry Despite the conclusion last week of the parliamentary inquiry into the Tempe train crash, the government’s hopes that the issue will slip down the agenda suffered a blow on Monday, when relatives of the 57 victims in the accident appeared before a European Parliament committee again.
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction Amid complaints from opposition politicians about a cover-up, New Democracy adopted on Monday its own findings from Parliament’s Tempe train crash inquiry as the government tries to move attention away from the accident and its aftermath to other, potentially less damaging, issues.
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Government feels the heat over investigation on anniversary of Tempe rail crash One year on from the train collision at Tempe which claimed the lives of 57 passengers and railway staff, the government is battling to defend the investigation of the accident against accusations of a cover-up.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation The Tempe train crash, in which 57 people lost their lives in February, is back in the headlines and part of the public debate again, months after the government felt that its resounding wins in this summer’s two general elections put to bed any questions about political responsibility for the disaster.
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PM launches reconstruction plan for disaster-hit regions as SYRIZA walkout spawns new group Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a package for relief and reconstruction of the areas hit by floods and wildfires in the past summer, which were immediately criticised by opposition parties.
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Reshuffle and handouts put on ice as New Democracy closes ranks ahead of local elections The political reverberations of a summer of natural disasters have forced yet another change of course on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has ahead of him the difficult tasks of delivering a much-diminished economic programme at Thessaloniki and uniting his party to fight the upcoming local and regional elections.
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PM gathers funds to deal with aftermath of floods as political problem grows more acute Despite announcing on Tuesday that up to 2.25 billion euros of EU funds would be made available to deal with the aftermath of the flooding in Thessaly, the Greek government remained on shaky political ground domestically.
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Cabinet reshuffle rumoured as scale of flood reconstruction task begins to dawn As the floodwaters in Thessaly subside, the enormity of the economic impact of the disaster is gradually becoming clear, putting the onus on the government to deliver a support package commensurate to the task.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing a huge test of his premiership, barely into its second term, as the aftermath of Storm Daniel, which wreaked havoc in central Greece last week, reveals widespread damage and anger among residents and business owners who were affected by the extreme weather.
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Economy
Return to investment grade overshadowed by flood destruction The Greek authorities and particularly the government must have had different plans in response to Friday’s move by DBRS to upgrade Greece’s credit rating to investment grade, a rating that it lost 13 years ago as the debt crisis was unfolding and led to three successive adjustment programmes.