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Newsletter 388 - 07/07/2023
it clear that he feels the decisive election result on June 25 has given him a strong mandate for change... and the private sector. Taming inflation is another challenge, the debt load needs to remain
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
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... developments have left Mitsotakis facing a multifaceted crisis: mounting rural anger, internal dissent
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Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025
familiar: Stalled subsidy payments, rising rural anger, fraying unity inside New Democracy, and a centre... and historic compensation delays has pushed the traditionally conservative-voting rural community... ministers implicated in the probes — former rural development minister Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis
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Current account deficit widens to 404 mln in March
EconomyMacroeconomyby 8.1 percent with receipts up 13.3 percent, entirely reflecting a strong growth (+34.3 percent) in non... a sharp drop in the primary income surplus (by 859 million) followed by a narrowing of the services
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
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... to recovery narrativeThe final 2026 budget submitted to Parliament last week reaffirmed Greece’s strong
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Confusion over Tempe findings allows government to claim victory over "disinformation campaign"
PoliticsGreek Politics, Course for Freedom, Niki and Spartiates voted against the recommendation. The recommendation is expected to be adopted by Parliament, where ND still holds a strong majority. PASOK’s representatives... of the accident site wrapped up its proceedings on Tuesday. The committee adopted the recommendation
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Lenders wait for prior actions to be completed, Athens expects 4.5-bln tranche
EconomyProgrammespeculation. The Greek Finance Ministry took the unusual step on Thursday of responding to reports...Members of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) are due to meet again next week, after Greece has completed its prior actions, to finalise their recommendation to eurozone finance ministers. The EWG met
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Government fails to break deadlock in dispute with farmers as SYRIZA loses MEP
PoliticsGreek Politics. 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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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek Politicsis an atheist, meeting monks was indeed unusual. It was the first such visit by a leftist leader since... and that it has to seize every opportunity if it is going to make headway in rural areas.
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Government U-turns again to tighten Covid measures over Christmas
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the strong recommendation to citizens to get tested before and after attending social events remains... considered until the new year. The New Democracy government faced strong criticism from the opposition... family members afterwards. The measures were taken on the recommendations of the government’s scientific
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