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Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsdisagree with this stance, arguing that all five of the New Democracy officials who have served as Rural... offences. On Saturday, ANT-1 TV revealed that in 2019, the then Rural Development Minister Makis
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Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat political leaders, including former rural development ministers Giorgos Georgantas and Lefteris Avgenakis, were aware of her findings. She also accused the current Rural Development Minister Kostas
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Mitsotakis seeks to appease farmers as they sow grievances on streets of Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsby an outbreak of sheeppox, the government is keen to shore up support among rural voters ahead... to return the dividends of growth to citizens. The government’s rural charm offensive is clearly
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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicssystem tidied up by the end of the year. Rural discontent is just one source of concern... delayed in an attempt to tackle fraud at the troubled OPEKEPE agency by the end of this week. Rural
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Lost decades for Greek incomes tell different story to recovery narrative
EconomyMacroeconomyin cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities and 6% in rural areas. Housing in Greece is also the most expensive relative to available income. Households
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Newsletter 487 - 05/12/2025
numbers, dominating headlines and exposing the disconnect between government rhetoric and rural realities... ability to bridge the gap between promises of stability and the lived experience of Greece’s rural
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OPEKEPE, Predator and Ankara tension set tone for post-Easter politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsof an organisation treated as a political patronage mechanism in rural constituencies. The political management... the reporting, with Deputy Rural Development Minister Makarios Lazaridis publicly disputing aspects
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A year of risk and reward for Greece
Agoravital step towards establishing normal market access, which is the platform for any exit from... riddled with problems. It is a vital aspect of the way the country operates, feeding into so many... at a minimum of 7–8 years. Greece cannot hope to move forward after its programme exit if such vital
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Newsletter 2 - 07/11/2014
own Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which is a vital step towards the country even getting close... cooperation is also vital. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman had visited Nicosia a day earlier
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Newsletter 6 - 5/12/2014
is on the cards for Greece. The prolongation of the programme is vital for Athens because it will allow Greek.... This, though, has provided Greece with another vital lesson, which is that to negotiate a country’s
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