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Mitsotakis seeks to appease farmers as they sow grievances on streets of Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsby 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
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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicssystem tidied up by the end of the year. Rural discontent is just one source of concern... delayed in an attempt to tackle fraud at the troubled OPEKEPE agency by the end of this week. Rural
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Lost decades for Greek incomes tell different story to recovery narrative
EconomyMacroeconomyin cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities and 6% in rural areas. Housing in Greece is also the most expensive relative to available income. Households
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Newsletter 487 - 05/12/2025
numbers, dominating headlines and exposing the disconnect between government rhetoric and rural realities... ability to bridge the gap between promises of stability and the lived experience of Greece’s rural
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PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsto highlight perceived shortcomings in the government’s economic and rural policy. Farmers have also... Greece’s urban policymakers and its rural communities.
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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... on the part of two former rural development ministers. This is the second parliamentary vote to exonerate
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Opposition pledges to continue pursuing OPEKEPE scandal as new evidence emerges
PoliticsGreek Politicsin which he claimed to have been pressured repeatedly by former rural affairs minister Lefteris... for the government, the Rural Development Ministry confirmed late last week that a memo sent by another
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SYRIZA targets broader appeal as ND focuses on next bills
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy. Tsipras also sees a political future in the green agenda and spoke about environmental issues... including the word “green” in it. But this is a decision that may be taken at SYRIZA’s next... to ruling New Democracy. Tsipras also sees a political future in the green agenda and spoke about
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Newsletter 314 - 29/10/2021
building process for the issuance of a 500-million-euro Green Senior Preferred Bond with a 6-year... will use it to enhance its 1.7-billion-euro green financing portfolio with new loans or refinance... and 500 million through the latest green bond. Since the pandemic started, the total amount of bonds
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Who’s afraid of Angela Merkel?
Agoradecision to end the use of nuclear power in Germany removed the biggest obstacle for a black-green coalition. However, after having failed to get more than 10 percent in the elections, the Green party... for the SPD and the Green Party to say yes to her. However, the Germans are not known for their readiness
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