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  1. Government on alert again as farming subsidy probe zeroes in on two ex-ministers

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the alleged involvement of two former rural development ministers, reported to be New Democracy’s.... “There was a central mechanism at OPEKEPE and at the (rural development) ministry directing them,” the opposition... that this penalty was for administrative failures is not convincing and called for the current Rural

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  2. Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image
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    Hatsivassileiou, Deputy Rural Development Minister Dionyssis Stamenitis and Deputy Digital Governance Minister Christos Boukoros, as well as the Rural Development Ministry’s general secretary, Giorgos... that the former head of OPEKEPE, Grigoris Varras, twice informed Voridis when he was the rural

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  3. Opposition takes aim at PM's inner circle over subsidy fraud as scandal halts ND rebound

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    payments, it has emerged that the instruction was overridden a few months later when a new rural... the high turnover at the top of the organisation and in the rural development ministry which oversees... appears in the EPPO file to have warned the then minister of rural development Makis Voridis

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

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    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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  5. Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
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    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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  6. Government fails to break deadlock in dispute with farmers as SYRIZA loses MEP
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    . On Wednesday, Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis and Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras tabled a package... turned its back on producers and rural communities, while accusing the government of using divisive... from several blockades across the country had written to the rural affairs minister to request

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

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    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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  8. Territorial waters, hydrocarbon research cause friction between Athens and Ankara
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to try to convince them that Greece is set to snatch 40,000 square kilometres from Libya's continental shelf. Akar also claimed that Turkey and Libya almost have neighbouring sea borders (EEZ or continental shelf). The signs are that Turkey is seeking a more active role in Libya. Akar's statements

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  9. Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
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    with Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had

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  10. Athens ups diplomatic effort as Turkey plans hydrocarbon research in Greek continental shelf
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    on the memorandum signed with the UN-recognised government in Libya’s Tripoli (GNA). Athens has also asked from... that Ankara has demarcated from its shores to the point where its sea borders meet Libya, based... Ankara for the sake of either the EU-Turkey deal on migration, or developments related to Libya

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