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  1. ELSTAT survey finds 2013 household budgets devastated, inequality persists
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    Society

    in 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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  2. ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    voters have been complaining about rural abandonment. Rural voters say that this is the latest... sensitive time. Deputies from rural constituencies have been at the sharp end of complaints from voters over

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  3. Farmers dig in as clashes and political tension escalate
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , exposing the fragility of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s rural compact and fuelling opposition... to 363 million euros, down from 476 million last year. The Ministry of Rural Development and Food... with rural realities. Farmers represent a powerful social group, and their mobilisation threatens

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  4. Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the 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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  5. Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    December, 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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  6. Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month

    Economy

    estimates a gg primary surplus of 812 million (0.4 percent of GDP) in 2013, higher than the initially

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  7. Greek primary surplus at 400 mln to Oct but arrears keep piling up

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    EAP terms and comparable to the government’s estimate of 812 million for the whole year 2013

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  8. Budget passed but troika accord still some way off for Greece

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . - Achievement of a general government primary surplus of 812 million (0.4 percent of GDP) in 2013

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  9. Primary budget surplus in Nov at 1.2bln euros, 2013 target in reach

    Economy

    primary surplus at general government level at 812 million, with the 11-month state budget figure

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  10. Despite payment of some arrears, total reached 4.6 bln at end of 2013

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    reach 812 million. This figure is calculated by the MoF under the EAP methodology and corresponds

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