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  1. ND braces for rural backlash to OPEKEPE scandal as law and order initiatives take centre stage

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    , as mounting discontent over the OPEKEPE scandal and the government’s handling of rural affairs... focus back on law and order in a bid to win back disaffected conservative voters. Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras is set to meet New Democracy deputies from rural constituencies today

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  2. New Democracy losing grip on regions as farmers’ protests highlight rural frustration
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    numbers of voters in rural areas. Footage of the visit show the PM’s convoy being diverted along farm... in rural areas, where anger is boiling over of the misappropriation of farm subsidies, combined... the mood, which has grown increasingly restive as rural voters complained of being condemned

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  3. Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
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    served at the Rural Development Ministry during the 2019-2024 period investigated by the European... OPEKEPE officials allegedly colluded with representatives of the Rural Development Ministry... of the responsibility for the matter, 87 pct say that rural development ministers should be held

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  4. Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
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    rural unrest and the government’s handling of agricultural subsidies. Mitsotakis reiterated his

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  5. OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry

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    . This vendor fragmentation meant no single authority could guarantee data integrity when processing billions in EU subsidies. He recounted daily briefings to current Rural Development Minister Kostas

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  6. Newsletter 478 - 03/10/2025

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    Karamanlis and former rural development ministers Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis Voridis. Kövesi’s blunt... to a near two-year low amid vendor discounting. Firms raised selling prices modestly, with one

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  7. Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
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    . On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced

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  8. Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
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    el Mangus with whom he has frequent personal contacts. In fact Dendias organised last week a working... with the participation of el Mangus. This was the first time Greece participated in a meeting on Libya, which aimed

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  9. Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020

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    PM rebuffs Covid-19 criticism Mitsotakis defends govt stance but is forced to extend some measures until Jan After being forced to extend Covid-19 restrictions into January, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to defend this week his, and his gover...

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  10. Parties square up for all-out battle over upcoming labour bill
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    with European best practice. It also points to measures such as increased paternity leave and new safeguards... mothers, longer paternity leave and job protection for new fathers, and special leave for carers

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