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  1. ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    voters have been complaining about rural abandonment. Rural voters say that this is the latest... sensitive time. Deputies from rural constituencies have been at the sharp end of complaints from voters over

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  2. Farmers dig in as clashes and political tension escalate
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , exposing the fragility of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s rural compact and fuelling opposition... to 363 million euros, down from 476 million last year. The Ministry of Rural Development and Food... with rural realities. Farmers represent a powerful social group, and their mobilisation threatens

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  3. Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    the depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration..., while opposition parties are eager to amplify rural grievances. For now, the farmers’ mobilisation... the spectre of democratic erosion at a time when the government is already under pressure from rural unrest

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  4. Government fails to break deadlock in dispute with farmers as SYRIZA loses MEP
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    . On Wednesday, Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis and Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras tabled a package... turned its back on producers and rural communities, while accusing the government of using divisive... from several blockades across the country had written to the rural affairs minister to request

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  5. Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    December, reflects deeper strains in Greece’s rural economy. Rising fuel and electricity prices have... become a flashpoint. For Mitsotakis, the timing is delicate. With elections approaching, rural discontent.... For the government, limiting concessions preserves credibility but risks alienating rural voters

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  6. Golden Dawn draws support from surprising sources to retain popularity
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    also hints at the difficulties other parliamentary parties face in trying to counter Golden Dawn’s

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  7. Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016

    Newsletters

    Pensions remain central issue Positive hints from Eurogroup as IMF calls for more measures The Eurogroup on Thursday evening sent a relatively positive signal, noting that progress has been achieved on important issues in the discussions between the institutions and Greek authorities

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  8. After Brexit vote, Tsipras stresses need for political response to EU shortcomings

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    “progressives” hints at the recent efforts made by Tsipras to build bridges with Europe’s social

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  9. Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016

    Newsletters

    hints at changes to electoral bill Govt at loggerheads with judiciary over Siemens trial suspension

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  10. An unfounded argument leaves Greece in limbo
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    Agora

    Schaeuble dropping hints about the Bundestag not approving a fourth programme if the IMF

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