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Mitsotakis picks way through Feb challenges with support for farmers, fixity on universities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe honeymoon period for New Democracy’s second term appears to be over, with PM Kyriakos juggling a variety of challenges ranging from farmer and student protests to discontent within his own party over his espousal of centrist policies. In a televised briefing of President Ekaterini
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis indicated that he is seeking feedback from local officials and farmer before any plan
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Newsletter 463 - 23/05/2025
granted to individuals falsely claiming farmer status between 2019 and 2022. The investigation escalated
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ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto plead the case of a local olive farmer who was in danger of missing out on a legitimate subsidy
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OPEKEPE inquiry sparks new political clash as despondent public looks on
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farming subsidy scandal has been thrown into turmoil, with the government being accused by the opposition of ensuring that a key witness Giorgos Xylouris – a Cretan farmer and former New Democracy member nicknamed “Frappé” - will not testify. His refusal
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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a general effort to improve public services. They face an uphill struggle, however, as farmer’s demands
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Labour agreement hailed by government as restoration of pre-crisis rights
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy candidate dubbed the “Ferrari farmer” enraged opposition lawmakers on the committee by denying
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
“Ferrari farmer” denying knowledge of millions in family assets, to witnesses claiming repeated
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Dispute with farmers set to escalate as government offer rejected by holdouts
PoliticsGreek Politics-Mercosur trade agreement, which emerged as a key issue during the farmer’s protests. On Tuesday
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Primary cash surplus to July falls to 2.4 bln, including arrears repayment of 1.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash surplus fell by 607 million euros to 2.38 billion in the 7-month period of 2016 from 2.99 billion in the corresponding period last year, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Thursday. It is worth noting though ...
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