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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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The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
AgoraA play with four actors about hidden liabilities and the green economy The corporate sector Let us...—this is how growth makes investors wealthier over time. Now let us also assume that the factory....) If readers are aware of any, please let us know. The proceeds of the oil sales are recorded as “revenue
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New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe deputy agriculture minister. Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos has also been left out of the new... Petsas has been appointed Alternate Interior Minister, to be replaced by Christos Tarantilis... to the right” and “a party-political balancing act”. The elevation to the Interior Ministry of Makis Voridis
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University bill threatens PASOK consensus as probes launched into alleged infractions by politicians
PoliticsGreek Politicsinvestigation in the Interior Ministry, which is the suspected source of the data leak, while on Tuesday.... The Interior Ministry has denied that it provides voters’ contact information, while the chief...’s EP elections, but also because the suspicions of a data leak emerged within days of the Interior
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politics, with one policeman shouting “Let’s go and kill them.” There were also reports of policemen attacking... that when he was elected, he pledged to unite Greeks. “I will not let anyone tear us apart. We will not let anyone turn us back,” he said in a final comment that appeared to be an indirect reference
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