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  1. Ex-ministers escape farm payments inquiry in controversial vote
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    rural development ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis were rejected. The substance... the governing party somewhat exposed, despite winning the vote. Critics argue that given

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  2. Government tries to shake off OPEKEPE stigma as PASOK struggles to make gains
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    subsidies destined for Greek farmers was also evident in the statement issued by former rural development... in the European Parliament elections. Despite winning a new mandate then, Androulakis has

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  3. PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
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    . The crisis also highlights broader themes in Greek politics. Rural discontent has long been a potent... that could make Mitsotakis task of winning a record third consecutive parliamentary majority even tougher

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  4. Newsletter 496 - 27/02/2026

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    by former rural development ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis. The governing party attributes.... The governing party can win comfortably without winning alone, and that distinction is becoming

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  5. Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
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    emerged so far from the 3,000-page file confirms earlier reports that two former rural development... payments scandal over the coming months. The Rural Development Ministry is already bracing for a backlash..., this concerns 2.9 million euros handed out for fraudulently declared livestock. Rural Development Minister

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  6. Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025

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    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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  7. Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025

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    % 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... tensions in rural Greece, where delays in agricultural subsidies and the ongoing sheep pox crisis have

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  8. Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025

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    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...% of households in cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities

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  9. Farmers anger resonates with public as government struggles to resolve dispute

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    solutions to support rural communities. While the MPs did not break with the party line... to deliver tangible relief to rural Greece but also to maintain cohesion within his party. What began..., internal critics and rural communities are all vying to shape the narrative. Opinion poll Against

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  10. Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers

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    of farmers who have turned against the government in rural constituencies. Feeling the heat from among its... a resolution over the coming days. In a marathon meeting on Wednesday, MPs from rural districts vented their frustration to Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras and the officials tasked

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