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  1. Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    system tidied up by the end of the year. Rural discontent is just one source of concern... delayed in an attempt to tackle fraud at the troubled OPEKEPE agency by the end of this week. Rural

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  2. Lost decades for Greek incomes tell different story to recovery narrative
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    in cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities and 6% in rural areas. Housing in Greece is also the most expensive relative to available income. Households

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  3. Newsletter 487 - 05/12/2025

    Newsletters

    numbers, dominating headlines and exposing the disconnect between government rhetoric and rural realities... ability to bridge the gap between promises of stability and the lived experience of Greece’s rural

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  4. PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    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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  5. Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    An unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand

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  6. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks, including those considering leaving the country because of record unemployment: Free wi-fi throughout Greece. Samaras made the unusual suggestion during a rare primetime TV interview on Monday night

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  7. To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and the unusual nature of his party, is now likely to step up efforts to lure voters to To Potami

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  8. Newsletter 1 31/10/2014

    Newsletters

    , especially if they are from the same party, are not necessarily a rare occurrence – even within the unusual

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  9. Stalled troika talks stretching Greek coalition cohesion to limits

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for tax arrears. Hardouvelis took the unusual step of meeting President Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday. Upon

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  10. Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference

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