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Farmers anger resonates with public as government struggles to resolve dispute
PoliticsGreek Politicssolutions to support rural communities. While the MPs did not break with the party line... to deliver tangible relief to rural Greece but also to maintain cohesion within his party. What began..., internal critics and rural communities are all vying to shape the narrative. Opinion poll Against
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration..., while opposition parties are eager to amplify rural grievances. For now, the farmers’ mobilisation.... Heavyweight interventions The farmers’ protests are unfolding against a wider backdrop of unease about
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Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDecember, 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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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicsagainst a backdrop of ongoing political machinations over the Novartis scandal and accusations... will have to pay sanctions of around 310 million dollars, of which 85 million dollars relates to bribery
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
, ahead of their recapitalisation. The remaining amount of 310 million concerns the 90 percent of HFSF... Sakellaridis also played down the comments from Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis and Labour Minister
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Lack of perceived alternatives strengthens ND as challenger parties lose shine
PoliticsGreek Politicsno evidence to refer two former rural development ministers for further scrutiny. The latest poll... against a backdrop of growing uncertainty. OPEKEPE The parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm... on the part of two former rural development ministers. This is the second parliamentary vote to exonerate
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OPEKEPE, Predator and Ankara tension set tone for post-Easter politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsof an organisation treated as a political patronage mechanism in rural constituencies. The political management... the reporting, with Deputy Rural Development Minister Makarios Lazaridis publicly disputing aspects... this backdrop, the government is preparing for the April 24-25 official visit of French President Emmanuel
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Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backdrop of protests on Lesvos and Chios, where the government despatched 500 riot police... into a corner. Images in the media of riot police confronting citizens in rural communities are causing
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OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsbillions in EU subsidies. He recounted daily briefings to current Rural Development Minister Kostas... fears The political clash is playing out against a backdrop of growing concern among farmers
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Government tries to shake off OPEKEPE stigma as PASOK struggles to make gains
PoliticsGreek Politicsas normal in the near future. When viewed against the backdrop of the ongoing parliamentary inquiry... subsidies destined for Greek farmers was also evident in the statement issued by former rural development
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