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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
of political debate. Farmers’ anger Midweek attention shifted to the countryside, where farmers’ anger 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
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
developments have left Mitsotakis facing a multifaceted crisis: mounting rural anger, internal dissent... sympathy for rural grievances. Opinion was divided on tactics: 46 percent opposed road blockades, while... agency OPEKEPE, criticising delays and high production costs. At a marathon meeting on Wednesday, rural
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Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025
% of mail are now delivered directly to homes. Internal and rural discontent Yet the rollout... chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. MPs from rural constituencies were particularly vocal, citing voter anger over regional abandonment. Andreas Katsaniotis warned, “The pot is boiling
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Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025
at Alexandroupoli airport. Local media described the scene as emblematic of rural frustration, where anger...PoliticsMitsotakis bets on energy diplomacy and rural outreachPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... for natural disasters. Yet his assurances failed to calm the mood. Rural voters feel increasingly abandoned
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicsserved at the Rural Development Ministry during the 2019-2024 period investigated by the European... OPEKEPE officials allegedly colluded with representatives of the Rural Development Ministry... of the responsibility for the matter, 87 pct say that rural development ministers should be held
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ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures
PoliticsGreek Politics, that anger within the governing New Democracy party over the rationale behind the decision to close more... 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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Farmers dig in as clashes and political tension escalate
PoliticsGreek Politics, exposing the fragility of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s rural compact and fuelling opposition... escalation. Underlying the anger are structural issues that go beyond the immediate cash flow... to 363 million euros, down from 476 million last year. The Ministry of Rural Development and Food
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe 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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OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politics. This vendor fragmentation meant no single authority could guarantee data integrity when processing billions in EU subsidies. He recounted daily briefings to current Rural Development Minister Kostas
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Newsletter 478 - 03/10/2025
Karamanlis and former rural development ministers Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis Voridis. Kövesi’s blunt... to a near two-year low amid vendor discounting. Firms raised selling prices modestly, with one
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