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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
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... developments have left Mitsotakis facing a multifaceted crisis: mounting rural anger, internal dissent
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Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsemerged so far from the 3,000-page file confirms earlier reports that two former rural development... payments scandal over the coming months. The Rural Development Ministry is already bracing for a backlash..., this concerns 2.9 million euros handed out for fraudulently declared livestock. Rural Development Minister
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
over delayed subsidies and the OPEKEPE payments scandal threatens to boil over. Rural Development... no sign of fading, and risks eroding the government’s credibility among rural voters. Labour deal...% of households in cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities
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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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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsof farmers who have turned against the government in rural constituencies. Feeling the heat from among its... a resolution over the coming days. In a marathon meeting on Wednesday, MPs from rural districts vented their frustration to Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras and the officials tasked
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The institutional weakness poisoning Greek politics
Agoraan explanation of how they obtained their wealth. In 2003 MPs were banned from owning offshore
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More than a fifth of Greeks materially deprived, survey finds
Societythat they were burdened with debt repayments from hire purchases or other loans payments. Owning
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Working-class homes or millionaires' mansions - what's going under the hammer in property auctions?
EconomyFeaturescould potentially fall into this category, owning a single property with a starting price below
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Over one in five Greeks struggled to make ends meet in 2017
Societyequivalent) regularly, taking a one week holiday away from home and owning a TV, washing machine, car
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Lenders return to Athens with much work ahead to reach SLA by May 24
EconomyProgrammeowning property that is worth more than 200,000 or 300,000 euros. Apart from addressing many
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