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Newsletter 463 - 23/05/2025
granted to individuals falsely claiming farmer status between 2019 and 2022. The investigation escalated
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ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto plead the case of a local olive farmer who was in danger of missing out on a legitimate subsidy
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OPEKEPE inquiry sparks new political clash as despondent public looks on
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farming subsidy scandal has been thrown into turmoil, with the government being accused by the opposition of ensuring that a key witness Giorgos Xylouris – a Cretan farmer and former New Democracy member nicknamed “Frappé” - will not testify. His refusal
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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a general effort to improve public services. They face an uphill struggle, however, as farmer’s demands
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Labour agreement hailed by government as restoration of pre-crisis rights
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy candidate dubbed the “Ferrari farmer” enraged opposition lawmakers on the committee by denying
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
“Ferrari farmer” denying knowledge of millions in family assets, to witnesses claiming repeated
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Dispute with farmers set to escalate as government offer rejected by holdouts
PoliticsGreek Politics-Mercosur trade agreement, which emerged as a key issue during the farmer’s protests. On Tuesday
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Slight rise in deposits for March but outflows at 2.2 bln for 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek private sector deposits rose 0.3 percent month on month (MoM) in March, with balances reaching 161.05 billion euros, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). Net flow turned positive for the first time since December with inflows amounting to 501 mi...
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Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed a surplus of 2.18 billion euros in 2014 from deficit of 884 million in 2013, according to the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of...
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Primary cash surplus to Oct at 4 bln, including arrears repayment of 2.2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell by 875 million eurso to 3.97 billion in the 10-month period of 2016 from 4.84 billion a year ago, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures displayed on Thursday. This year’s figure, though, incorporates arrears’...
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