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OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicssubsidy scandal by broadening the scope of the parliamentary inquiry so it dates back to 1998... away from the all-important 2022–2023 audit gap. The absence of audits during the 2022–2023 subsidy... corruption at the agency, which was responsible for making subsidy payments to farmers. On Thursday, the four
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Government hopes offer of tax breaks and grants will spark growth boost
EconomyMacroeconomyor grants based on the amount of subsidised expenditure or the value of new machinery, subsidy for up to seven years of the leasing cost of new equipment, subsidy of the new job positions’ payroll... in the subsidy framework is set at 500,000 euros for large corporates, at 250,000 euros for medium
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Main residence draft law shows signs of compromise in several areas
EconomyProgrammereceiving a state subsidy that will cover part of the monthly payment. The subsidy will be in place.... The subsidy will be withdrawn if the recipient does not keep up his/her repayments. The protection as a whole will be withdrawn if three monthly instalments are missed. According to reports, the state subsidy
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Govt prepares to increase energy subsidies, lifts most Covid restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politicsin energy prices, after the latest figures indicate that the recently announced subsidy scheme... triple the 9-euro monthly subsidy on household bills to 35 euros. The revised amount made available... considered a subsidy for natural gas consumers along the lines of that applied to electricity bills
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Changes to energy subsidies aimed at winning over middle class
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe crisis began. The new subsidy scheme will be rolled out in July. The previous set-up will remain... the details of the government’s subsidy plans on Friday. Staikouras explained that continuing the current... the diesel subsidy for May and June. The new subsidy scheme, which will apply during the second half
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Government tries to shake off OPEKEPE stigma as PASOK struggles to make gains
PoliticsGreek Politicsin relation to the farming subsidy affair. In his weekly social media post, Mitsotakis noted that 37... of the subsidy payments agency between 2018 and 2022. Ten of those detained last week have now been... pressure on Tycheropoulou to unblock subsidy payments to some recipients, the former OPEKEPE official
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Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025
was dominated this week by the ongoing aftereffect from the OPEKEPE farming subsidy scandal and a government... familiar: Stalled subsidy payments, rising rural anger, fraying unity inside New Democracy, and a centre... “regardless of political cost” and promised farmers that subsidy disbursements will resume soon
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OPEKEPE inquiry sparks new political clash as despondent public looks on
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farming subsidy scandal has been thrown into turmoil... subsidy racket with key public officials. His absence leaves a gap in the inquiry. Government... minister Makis Voridis, but claimed ignorance of subsidy dealings. Opposition parties seized
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Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand more funding for research and innovation. Finally, Tsipras also announced a set of subsidy measures... launch a rent subsidy scheme from the beginning of 2019. He said 300,000 families would qualify... half of the social security costs associated with such hirings next year. This subsidy will increase
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Newsletter 184 -23/11/2018
subsidy. The reduction of the property tax (ENFIA) by an average of 10 percent is expected to have..., aside from the housing subsidy of 400 million euros, there is an amount of 73 million euros for young employees’ social contributions subsidy and the hiring of 4,500 teachers and special education
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