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ELSTAT survey finds 2013 household budgets devastated, inequality persists
Societyin the rural than the urban areas. The average monthly expenditure in the urban areas fell 7.1 percent in 2013 and 28.6 percent since 2009. In contrast, the figures for the rural areas posted almost the half... is consistently above that in rural areas, yet the deviation significantly narrowed over the past
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Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHatsivassileiou, Deputy Rural Development Minister Dionyssis Stamenitis and Deputy Digital Governance Minister Christos Boukoros, as well as the Rural Development Ministry’s general secretary, Giorgos... that the former head of OPEKEPE, Grigoris Varras, twice informed Voridis when he was the rural
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicsserved at the Rural Development Ministry during the 2019-2024 period investigated by the European... OPEKEPE officials allegedly colluded with representatives of the Rural Development Ministry... of the responsibility for the matter, 87 pct say that rural development ministers should be held
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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... the spectre of democratic erosion at a time when the government is already under pressure from rural unrest
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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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Elections results present fresh challenges for SYRIZA and New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politics, Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Patra, Volos and Larissa, among others. New Democracy may have breathed a sigh
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HRADF outlines major privatisation plan, no timelines given
EconomyProgrammeregional port authorities, including Alexandroupolis, Igoumenitsa and Volos which are said
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Airport privatisation set for take-off as more sales head for runway
EconomyFeaturesbe assessed separately to decide the best way forward. The ports concerned are Volos, Rafina
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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKoufodinas. The terrorist is disputing the authorities’ decision to transfer him from a prison in Volos
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Newsletter 279 - 05/03/2021
’ decision to transfer him from a prison in Volos to another jail and not return him to Korydallos prison
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