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Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat political leaders, including former rural development ministers Giorgos Georgantas and Lefteris Avgenakis, were aware of her findings. She also accused the current Rural Development Minister Kostas... A new nationwide poll conducted by Pulse for Skai TV reveals a fragmented political landscape
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PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor fairer terms within the Common Agricultural Policy. Speaking to Mega TV on Tuesday, he argued... to highlight perceived shortcomings in the government’s economic and rural policy. Farmers have also... Greece’s urban policymakers and its rural communities.
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ELSTAT survey finds 2013 household budgets devastated, inequality persists
Societyin the rural than the urban areas. The average monthly expenditure in the urban areas fell 7.1 percent in 2013 and 28.6 percent since 2009. In contrast, the figures for the rural areas posted almost the half... is consistently above that in rural areas, yet the deviation significantly narrowed over the past
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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Action24 TV last week indicated that around 70 pct of Greeks are not satisfied with the explanations... is a symbolic move since ND has a comfortable majority in the House (158/300 MPs) and is in no danger.... The most immediate danger for Mitsotakis is that the Tempe furore contributes to ND’s share of the vote
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Government hoping dispute with farmers on way to being resolved as it counts cost of damage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsokis is even considering changing leadership at the Rural Development Ministry as the current.... During a TV appearance, Kaklamanis suggested that opposition politicians were using the live hearings... but that future inquiries might not be shown live on Parliament TV. Instead, they could be followed
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agoraand - even if they hang on for another year or two - they will not be able to rid themselves of the stigma... of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said that a legally-binding commitment to implement further debt... into any binding discussion about debt relief. However, it is doubtful if Tsipras’s hard-pressed MPs
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Tension rises in Greece but creditors see potential for agreement soon
PoliticsGreek PoliticsProspects for a deal between Greece and its lenders hang in the balance going into the Orthodox Easter weekend after another round of inconclusive talks on Wednesday. Alternate Finance Minister... up hope of finding common ground with its lenders, even if that may lead to more concessions from
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Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?
Societyfire prevention and suppression of all types of fire, urban and rural) grew steadily from 2001 onwards..., which contribute seasonal contractors to the fire-fighting effort, have also enjoyed a greater
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Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto a corner. Images in the media of riot police confronting citizens in rural communities are causing... the contractors for bulldozing forested public land to build roads to one of the sites. Violence erupted
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