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Refugee housing deadline puts spotlight back on migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicscosted at 4.5 million euros was awarded to a private contractor without being put to tender
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Greek side since the contractor missed the deadline to deliver it by the end of 2021. The Greek
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Singular Logic, the technology contractor in charge of voting systems. At the same time, an Athens
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General govt primary cash surplus expands to 3.3 bln at end-June, arrears rise to 7.2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash surplus expanded considerably to 3.33 billion euros in the first half of 2016 from just 245 million in the corresponding period last year, the Finance Ministry (MoF) gg bulletin showed on Thursday. The subst...
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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 482 - 31/10/2025
familiar: Stalled subsidy payments, rising rural anger, fraying unity inside New Democracy, and a centre... and historic compensation delays has pushed the traditionally conservative-voting rural community... ministers implicated in the probes — former rural development minister Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis
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Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025
PoliticsMitsotakis bets on energy diplomacy and rural outreachPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... at Alexandroupoli airport. Local media described the scene as emblematic of rural frustration, where anger... for natural disasters. Yet his assurances failed to calm the mood. Rural voters feel increasingly abandoned
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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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