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Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKaramanlis and former rural development ministers Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis Voridis. Kövesi’s blunt... the former rural affairs minister Lefteris Avgenakis, one of the politicians named in the EPPO file
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Predatorgate and OPEKEPE offer opposition ammunition amid deteriorating public sentiment
PoliticsGreek Politicsaltogether has also been hinted at by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Rural Affairs Minister Kostas... are stoking discontent in rural areas, with farmers accusing the government of neglecting the sector, while
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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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PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsto highlight perceived shortcomings in the government’s economic and rural policy. Farmers have also... Greece’s urban policymakers and its rural communities.
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Lack of perceived alternatives strengthens ND as challenger parties lose shine
PoliticsGreek Politicsno evidence to refer two former rural development ministers for further scrutiny. The latest poll... on the part of two former rural development ministers. This is the second parliamentary vote to exonerate
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New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe deputy agriculture minister. Interior Minister Takis Thedorikakos has also been left out of the new... Petsas has been appointed Alternate Interior Minister, to be replaced by Christos Tarantilis... to the right” and “a party-political balancing act”. The elevation to the Interior Ministry of Makis Voridis
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