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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...% of households in cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities
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Farmers anger resonates with public as government struggles to resolve dispute
PoliticsGreek Politicssolutions 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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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 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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Reshuffle on horizon as second OPEKEPE dossier rattles government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof one former rural affairs minister and three deputy ministers, but the two resulting parliamentary... another former rural development minister and his deputy, relating to the same period. The scandal... to manage the political fallout. The list includes two current cabinet members, Rural Affairs Minister
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More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures
PoliticsGreek Politicsperiod for the government, which was not able to douse speculation about further austerity measures
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Linking of ex-PM with centre-left role highlights inertia, not momentum
PoliticsGreek Politics-PASOK leader quickly tried to douse the rumours, pointing out that at the age of 80, Simitis
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Tsakalotos role under scrutiny as talks become more tense
PoliticsGreek Politics. It is not the first time that Tzanakopoulos has tried to douse rumours that Tsakalotos is unhappy
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To Potami tries to quash speculation about stance on Prespes Agreement
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTo Potami has attempted to douse speculation about whether it will support the Macedonia name deal when it comes to Greek Parliament, although the centrist party has not completely ruled out the possibility it will not support the agreement. A meeting of To Potami’s parliamentary group was held
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Tsipras leads the line as New Democracy has victory and majority in its sights
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Cyprus, opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to douse speculation that has emerged over
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Fears and reassurances over PPC's dire finances
EconomyFeaturesGiorgos Stathakis attempted to douse such speculation and said that the company was viable
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