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  1. Mitsotakis seeks to appease farmers as they sow grievances on streets of Athens

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    by 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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  2. Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    system 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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  3. Lost decades for Greek incomes tell different story to recovery narrative
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in 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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  4. Newsletter 487 - 05/12/2025

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    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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  5. PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to 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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  6. Opposition pledges to continue pursuing OPEKEPE scandal as new evidence emerges
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    in 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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  7. Moody's explains why it sees SYRIZA win as credit negative

    Economy

    agency stresses that the negotiations with the troika will take place within this backdrop... particularly against the backdrop of looming repayments on T-Bills, to the ECB (bond redemptions) and the IMF

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  8. Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    a backdrop of increasingly vocal criticism of the government’s efforts to build closer diplomatic... for stable alliances in the region. Against this backdrop, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis

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  9. New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    parliamentary debate and subsequent vote took place against the backdrop of a new deadly incident involving... Democracy of flirting with the far right. These exchanges were in keeping with the political backdrop

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  10. Speculation about election date resurfaces as Mitsotakis mulls options
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    come against an unwelcome backdrop for the ruling conservatives. Most of the opinion polls... tourism season would bolster the economic narrative and create a positive backdrop. A return

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