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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM under pressure to account for destruction, as wildfires stoke anti-migrant sentiment Pressure is intensifying on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to account for the government’s handling of the catastrophic wildfires which continue to burn across Greece.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix In a bid to fend off the growing political criticism it has suffered as wildfires batter the country, the government has pledged to hold a leaders’ debate about how the Greek authorities have dealt with the challenge this summer after more destruction was caused on Tuesday and 18 people lost their lives.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Fires cast growing shadow as new shipwreck probe is announced Parliament was set to vote on the government’s economic bill on Wednesday in the shadow of the ongoing forest fires, which also claimed their first lives this summer.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
ND lead unabated in face of last-minute disputes over migrant boat sinking, minority votes In the final stretch to the ballot, New Democracy leads more confidently than ever in opinion polls, despite the ongoing controversies surrounding the deadly sinking of a migrant ship and allegations of Turkish interference in Thrace.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
ND confident in migration stance as polls point to decisive victory on June 25 The debate around migration, which has been sparked by the tragedy off the coast of the Peloponnese is not causing any political concern for New Democracy ahead of next Sunday’s elections as the centre-right party believes it has strong public backing for its “tough but fair” stance on the issue.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Migrant boat tragedy forces temporary halt on election campaigning Migration has shot to the top of the political agenda in Greece, as all election campaigning has been suspended following a deadly shipwreck which took place off the coast of the Peloponnese on Wednesday.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans The Greek Parliament voted, amid some acrimony, late on Wednesday night to allow the Supreme Court to ban parties that are led by convicted criminals and which represent a threat to democracy from taking part in the country’s elections.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come The turn of the year gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an opportunity to reinforce the message that the government will continue to provide relief for hard-pressed households, as elections loom ever closer on the horizon.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Migration back on main political agenda As Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis headed to Prague for the meeting of leaders to discuss the European Political Community, hoping to share his concerns about Turkey with his counterparts, the issue of migration, one of the friction points between Athens and Ankara, was making headlines again in Greece.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Greece beefs up border security to counter migration flow Athens believes the migration crisis has entered a new phase, calling it a hybrid attack on Greece by Turkey.