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Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the farm subsidy scandal, which is emerging as a much more serious threat to New Democracy than... Hatsivassileiou, Deputy Rural Development Minister Dionyssis Stamenitis and Deputy Digital Governance Minister Christos Boukoros, as well as the Rural Development Ministry’s general secretary, Giorgos
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Greeks trust social media more than news media, Reuters study shows
Societyand is considered particularly significant in the face of the problem of fake news, hacking and falling... trust social media news more than traditional news. When asked whether news and social media do a good... as likely to trust traditional news than social media. The Greek response was attributed to the low levels
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Greeks tending to shop less often and opt for local products
Societypercent said that they believed that Greek products were safer and of better quality. More than 90..., down from almost 310 euros per month in the previous survey conducted based on 2015 data. Around 60... survey and 35.5 percent said that they use more than one source for their household shopping (53.3
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Newsletter 496 - 27/02/2026
of parliamentary scrutiny. After more than 350 hours of hearings and testimony from 75 witnesses... by former rural development ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis. The governing party attributes the dysfunctions at OPEKEPE to historic mismanagement and frames the scandal as a legacy problem
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... different than 10 years ago, when Ankara accepted the possibility of an extension even up to 12... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including
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Newsletter 464 - 30/05/2025
was particularly vocal, arguing that Mitsotakis had personally overseen five rural affairs ministers and six... thing is certain: Mitsotakis will need more than administrative restructuring to put this issue behind him.EconomyFinance Ministry seeks solutions to address growing housing problem After months of taking
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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammethen, the measures (the pension cuts in particular) have been a political problem for the coalition
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyprimary surplus for both years was reaffirmed, at 812 million in 2013 and at 2.95 billion in 2014.... Excluding the aforementioned items under EAP rules, gg primary surplus is seen at 812 million (0.4... projections are higher than those incorporated in the 2014 draft budget, which saw a primary
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Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyand net revenues which more than offset lower expenditure. Revenues excluding tax refunds rose 6.1... in January to 2.95 billion euros, 405 million better than the target. Interest payments eased 9.2... 1 billion euros compared to the initial estimate of 812 million incorporated in the 2014 budget
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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
Pensions remain central issue Positive hints from Eurogroup as IMF calls for more measures... relations with the EU over the refugee crisis appear on a more even keel than they were a few weeks ago... is perhaps bigger than all the other challenges facing Tsipras. In its first period in government, between
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