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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
Protection Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis, Rural Affairs Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Deputy Health... matter not only because of the number of political figures involved - 20 in total - but because they cut... for 51 pct of total energy supply. Greek refineries are facing extreme volatility. Brent crude prices
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
PoliticsGreek Politicsas “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas
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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest
PoliticsForeign Policyof President Trump, diplomatic sources acknowledge. Libya One country that is at the centre of interest for both Athens and Washington is Libya. The US is already including the North African country in a 4+1..., Turkey and Libya, aiming at resolving maritime disputes and, more specifically, the delimitation
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France and Greece upgrade defence pact as regional and political risks loom
PoliticsForeign Policyand delivering practical solutions. Renewed engagement with Libya The visit of Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday to Tripoli, Libya, marked a significant step in revitalising bilateral... was another key topic during Monday’s talks. Gerapetritis noted that flows from western Libya to Greece
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Mounting pension protests exert more pressure on coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicssmaller, rural constituencies possibly feeling pressured by their local communities to oppose... that they have paid tax on the savings, which reportedly amount to about 4 billion euros in total
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During crisis, proportion of Greeks in extreme poverty has risen almost seven times to 15 pct
Societyowned dwelling in a suburban or rural area to 905 euros per month for a couple with two children... percent of GDP) could lift 613,704 people out of extreme poverty, or 37 percent of the total 1,647,703
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Greek households continue to slash spending on goods and services
Society) and alcohol and beverages (4.1 compared to 3.5 percent). The share of total population... in urban than in rural areas. In cities and towns, the average monthly spend fell by 28.85 percent (from
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Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the summer months. The total cost of building the centres is estimated at 200 million euros... into a corner. Images in the media of riot police confronting citizens in rural communities are causing
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Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
Agorathat Serbia ordered a total of 14.2 million vaccines, and that a million and a half doses are expected... to mention the rate of availability of vaccines to people in rural areas and smaller towns. He even
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Newsletter 441 - 15/11/2024
the original with a total 11.3 pct (polling at 6.3 pct, 2.6 pct and 2.4 pct respectively). Fringe right wing... in four people in urban areas and one in three in rural areas live at risk of poverty and social
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