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  1. China's Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
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    Agora

    into procurement practices of the Hungarian government vis-à-vis Chinese companies. It is also an illustration... on a report by the author which he provided as a consultant to the European Bank for Reconstruction

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  2. Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025

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    of democracy. Their remarks suggested that the farmers’ mobilisation is part of a wider narrative... sympathy for rural grievances. Opinion was divided on tactics: 46 percent opposed road blockades, while... agency OPEKEPE, criticising delays and high production costs. At a marathon meeting on Wednesday, rural

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  3. Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration.... Samaras’s remarks appeared to be a political signal, reinforcing his image as a dissenter and fuelling..., while opposition parties are eager to amplify rural grievances. For now, the farmers’ mobilisation

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  4. Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    December, reflects deeper strains in Greece’s rural economy. Rising fuel and electricity prices have... become a flashpoint. For Mitsotakis, the timing is delicate. With elections approaching, rural discontent.... For the government, limiting concessions preserves credibility but risks alienating rural voters

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  5. PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of New Democracy’s past, intervened over the weekend with remarks that underscored the political... Samaras, Karamanlis’s remarks nonetheless highlighted internal unease. The interventions of Samaras.... The crisis also highlights broader themes in Greek politics. Rural discontent has long been a potent

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  6. Mitsotakis seeks to appease farmers as they sow grievances on streets of Athens

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    by an outbreak of sheeppox, the government is keen to shore up support among rural voters ahead... to return the dividends of growth to citizens. The government’s rural charm offensive is clearly.... The remarks have reignited speculation about a possible new political party led by Samaras ahead

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  7. Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace

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    , around 19% of Greece’s population had received at least one Covid-19 jab, while almost 8% had... appointments to be vaccinated. The government seized on Tsipras’s remarks as an attempt to undermine

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  8. Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced

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  9. Newsletter 478 - 03/10/2025

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    Karamanlis and former rural development ministers Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis Voridis. Kövesi’s blunt remarks challenge the government’s claim that it has done everything to clarify both cases

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  10. Newsletter 480 - 17/10/2025

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    in Livadia during a visit by the rural affairs minister. Farmers’ groups are threatening a prolonged... of criticising the current government directly, though many interpreted his remarks as a veiled rebuke

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