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  1. Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers

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    of farmers who have turned against the government in rural constituencies. Feeling the heat from among its... a resolution over the coming days. In a marathon meeting on Wednesday, MPs from rural districts vented their frustration to Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras and the officials tasked

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Newsletter 431 - 12/07/2024

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    picked the leftist opposition. Social democrats PASOK are narrowly beaten into third place with 11.1... of the scheme in rural areas, the Health Ministry is threatening sanctions on private doctors who.... Bankers attribute the low demand to prospective buyers holding on until they have visibility

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  5. Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016

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    was beaten again. Despite the economy entering recession, Greece being monitored for its oversized public..., have managed to survive. The drive for this churn of personalities, slogans, banners and logos

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  6. The men who would be prime ministers
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    Agora

    2004. He was undeterred by the fact that when the snap polls came in 2007 his party was beaten again... to survive. The drive for this churn of personalities, slogans, banners and logos is provided

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  7. 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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  8. Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025

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    sympathy for rural grievances. Opinion was divided on tactics: 46 percent opposed road blockades, while... agency OPEKEPE, criticising delays and high production costs. At a marathon meeting on Wednesday, rural MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared

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  9. Holding out for a (reformist) hero
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    Agora

    Since the start of the Greek crisis, many international commentators (as well as locals) have been holding out hope that a reformist white knight would emerge from the political morass and ride to Greece’s rescue. Reality, though, has been equally consistent in shattering their illusions

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  10. Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016

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    to be under pressure to become a holding pen for arrivals. The help being provided by other countries... islands to prevent them simply moving on en masse to other parts of Europe. On this subject, a lot... but a betrayal of the values Europe is meant to embody to make examples of those who, in the most trying

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