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SYRIZA sees opportunity in tepid response to govt initiatives, PM's cosseting of right wing SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is due to take his turn speaking at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) this weekend in what increasingly looks like a pre-cursor to a full-blown election campaign.
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ND aiming to sway sceptical young voters despite overall poll dominance A day before Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to set out his latest policy ideas at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), reports suggest that the package of measures will also include interventions aimed at young Greeks – a constituency of voters that New Democracy seems to be struggling to connect with.
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University exam results stir political differences as entrance numbers drop A row erupted between the government and the opposition on Friday as the results of university entrance exams were published, revealing that the number of students going into tertiary education will fall by more than 20 pct this year.
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Leaders' debate over wildfires puts spotlight on govt credibility In the first party leaders’ debate of the new political season, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis mounted a defence of his government’s response to this summer’s forest fires, arguing that limited mistakes were made and that efforts are already underway to repair the damage and improve Greece’s capability to deal with such challenges.
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Mitsotakis apology for wildfires gets sceptical reception An apology issued by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for the management of the wildfires which continue to burn across parts of Greece has been greeted with extreme scepticism by the opposition, as public disbelief and anger continue to mount.
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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made a televised address on Thursday night in which he stressed that authorities are prioritising saving lives over protecting property and nature as Greece battles dozens of wildfires, including a large blaze north of Athens.
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Criticism of authorities' response intensifies as wildfires continue to rage A number of large wildfires continue to burn across Greece, threatening inhabited areas and piling the pressure on the country’s civil defence mechanisms and the political leadership.
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Wildfires rekindle longstanding political battle as heatwave forces agenda change The annual political clash over the response to wildfires in Greece began in earnest this weekend as blazes raged in various parts of Greece, particularly Achaia and Rhodes.
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Govt prepares ground for unvaccinated to face penalties In its latest push to boost vaccination numbers in Greece, government is preparing this week to table legislation that will penalise public servants who do not get the Covid-19 jab
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Govt calls on local businesses and banks to free up capital for investment Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called on Greece’s entrepreneurs to invest in the country as his government seeks a decisive shift away from the travails of the pandemic, which look like they may linger for a little while longer at least.