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Newsletter 465 - 06/06/2025
turbulence stirred by the farming subsidy scandal while reinforcing New Democracy’s appeal to right-wing... (OPEKEPE), the organisation at the heart of the subsidy scandal. He justified his drastic move... assured that farmers would not face any subsidy payment interruptions during the transition. Despite
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
farming subsidy scandal, Greece’s political spotlight shifted sharply to migration this week... in the farming subsidy fraud. Back home, the fallout prompted an immediate and dramatic policy pivot... as the government faces rising pressure over alleged fraud tied to the OPEKEPE agricultural subsidy
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Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system
PoliticsGreek Politicsor regional networks - that triggered large subsidy payments. These arrangements, she said, were not isolated... to the Xylouris family, despite audit red flags. She alleged that one of the subsidy recipients... transparency, accountability, and the political will to reform Greece’s subsidy system. The extent
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Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025
scandal, which has paralysed subsidy payments and exposed systemic flaws in agricultural support... is boiling over at subsidy mismanagement and botched government policies. Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis attempted to placate protesters in Athens, promising imminent subsidy payments and compensation
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Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
PoliticsGreek Politicsas it was revealed that the government has decided to extend the My Home II mortgage-subsidy scheme... commitment to disbursing the basic EU subsidy by the end of November, despite delays linked to the troubled OPEKEPE payment system. He described the overhaul of the subsidy framework as “a difficult
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Government hoping dispute with farmers on way to being resolved as it counts cost of damage
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the majority of the demands being made by the farmers and that delayed subsidy payments, which were one... earlier this year about the scandal involving payments made by subsidy agency OPEKEPE. And, reports... involving the subsidy payments agency and trying to broaden the scope of the parliamentary inquiry
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For Stournaras, it's out of the frying pan and into the heating oil
PoliticsGreek Politicsstarted to apply. Instead of cutting the tax, Stournaras favours broadening a heating fuel subsidy... oil subsidy from 0.28 euros per liter to 0.34. The report says the letter was sent without
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Early rounds of talks with lenders focus on possible prior actions
EconomyProgrammestudies. 3) Abolition of tax breaks for farmers, including the reduction by 50 percent of the subsidy...) Reduction by 50 percent in the subsidy expenditure for heating oil. 5) Increase the rate of the tonnage
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Crumbling Greek pension system threatens big fiscal gap, budget derailment
Economyby the financial position of EOPYY, which was established in 2011 and receives a state subsidy of 0.4 percent... billion. Of this 1.69 billion relates to contributions and 347 billion to the state subsidy. Note
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Committee of wise men proposes drastic changes to Greece's pension system
Economyand compensation as well as reduced economic activity. In addition, state subsidy makes up 39 percent... into lifelong pension. The state subsidy would be limited only to periods during which someone is unable to pay
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