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  1. Mitsotakis tries to stem subsidy scandal damage as opposition smells blood
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    or not, for snap elections to be called. Androulakis said that it is vital elections are not held... the coming days. There had been speculation in the local media that Deputy Rural Development Minister... that this is a scandal for which only New Democracy is responsible. Via its leader Nikos Androulakis

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  2. OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry

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    billions in EU subsidies. He recounted daily briefings to current Rural Development Minister Kostas..., but implementation will take months. An EU suspension would not only halt vital cash flows but also expose... damaged by a series of scandals, of which OPEKEPE is the most recent. When Nikos Salatas took the stand

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  3. From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
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    advisor, Nikos Tsafos, who posted recently on LinkedIn, “that’s why we are so keen to expand our

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  4. Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
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    and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The same argument was used by Foreign Minister Nikos... described Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a “sultan.” He also tried to distance himself... over the last five months on bilateral issues. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visited Tirana last week

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  5. Soldiers' ongoing detention troubles Tsipras, riles Kammenos
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    president operates like a “sultan.” Both comments seem to be an indication of the frustration...) are also at odds over the Macedonia name issue. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias began on Monday briefing

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  6. Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
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    .” "In a country where justice does not work properly and courts operate under the Sultan's order... are something that Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias indirectly admitted during a recent interview with German

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  7. Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025

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    familiar: Stalled subsidy payments, rising rural anger, fraying unity inside New Democracy, and a centre... and historic compensation delays has pushed the traditionally conservative-voting rural community... ministers implicated in the probes — former rural development minister Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis

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  8. Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025

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    % of mail are now delivered directly to homes. Internal and rural discontent Yet the rollout... chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. MPs from rural constituencies were particularly... tensions in rural Greece, where delays in agricultural subsidies and the ongoing sheep pox crisis have

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  9. Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025

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    PoliticsMitsotakis bets on energy diplomacy and rural outreachPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... at Alexandroupoli airport. Local media described the scene as emblematic of rural frustration, where anger... for natural disasters. Yet his assurances failed to calm the mood. Rural voters feel increasingly abandoned

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  10. Reshuffle on horizon as second OPEKEPE dossier rattles government

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    of one former rural affairs minister and three deputy ministers, but the two resulting parliamentary... another former rural development minister and his deputy, relating to the same period. The scandal... to manage the political fallout. The list includes two current cabinet members, Rural Affairs Minister

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