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Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas Opposition parties are preparing to lift their unofficial moratorium on criticising the government for its handling of several serious wildfires which left a tail of devastation across different parts of the country since the start of August.
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Government feels the heat after two days of catastrophic wildfires Opposition parties are demanding accountability from the government, after what they claim was a disastrous response to multiple wildfires which burned thousands of hectares of forest and farmland, encroaching into villages and suburbs, over the last 48 hours.
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Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season The government is bracing for the assessment of the toll from the latest spate of wildfires which are still burning across the country after weeks of dry hot weather. The summer season is also testing the national health system, with several reported incidents highlighting staffing gaps and ageing infrastructure.
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Mitsotakis pledges faster reforms as polls capture disaffection after subsidy scandal A revised government action plan promising tangible reforms for the second half of the year was PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s parting gift to the cabinet at the start of the summer recess, as the latest polling figures show the public is losing faith in the administration.
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Firefighting capabilities beefed up as blazes and water shortages weigh on government Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that Greece’s defences against wildfires have been the strongest they have ever been but the realities of the climate crisis, whether in the form of summer blazes or water shortages, are becoming ever-more urgent issues for his government to address.
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Clash with seasonal firefighters and new wiretapping report reopen old wounds for ND Thursday proved to be a turbulent day for the government both in and outside of Parliament as questions were asked again about the judicial investigation into the wiretapping scandal, and riot police clashed with seasonal firefighters.
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Government sets out fiscal plan, prepares multi-bill in shadow of deadly wildfire Following a busy week of meetings in New York, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is looking to make an impression on his domestic audience as the government unveils its fiscal plan for the next few years and prepares legislation that seeks to make good on the pledges that he announced recently at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
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Government action plan on forests touted amid scepticism from opposition A week after the catastrophic wildfire singed the outskirts of Athens, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the affected areas to launch a ten-point reconstruction plan. Opposition parties say they have heard it all before and accuse the government trying to shift the blame for the conflagration.
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PM banks on restoration and compensation healing Attica fire wounds The government is hoping to overcome the acrimony caused by the recent wildfire in Attica, which reached the Greek capital’s northern suburbs, by unveiling a plan to restore the damage done to Athens’s natural surroundings, as well as the property of dozens of the city’s residents.
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PoliticsGreek Politics No holiday from rancour over Athens wildfire as PM accused of downplaying damage Greece’s political leadership used the traditional wishes on the Dormition holiday to express solidarity with the victims of the catastrophic Athens wildfire, but PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s message calling for unity was slammed by opposition leaders who accuse him of opportunism.