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

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , 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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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    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. Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?

    Society

    fire prevention and suppression of all types of fire, urban and rural) grew steadily from 2001 onwards... Portugal, a country with similar size population and slightly smaller areal extent had just 2,000

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  4. Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    rural unrest and the government’s handling of agricultural subsidies. Mitsotakis reiterated his

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  5. 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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  6. Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    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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  7. Government fails to break deadlock in dispute with farmers as SYRIZA loses MEP
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    December, holding mostly symbolic protests at key intersections, ports and land border crossings.... On Wednesday, Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis and Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras tabled a package... turned its back on producers and rural communities, while accusing the government of using divisive

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  8. Newsletter 7 - 12/12/2014

    Newsletters

    of the presidential vote has two distinct advantages. By holding the ballots on December 17, 23 and 29, rather than... that cumulative collections stand at just 277 million so far. Those banks (six commercial and six... dilution of HFSF bank holdings. As a result, the HFSF currently holds a minority share in Eurobank (35.4

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  9. Stage set for censure motion as Parliament votes to review charges against deputy minister
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for interfering with the scene of the crash. The motion was carried with 277 votes in favour, 12 against... and have a three-day debate on the issue before holding a confidence vote, which the government

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  10. Market value of HFSF's bank holdings plummets by 11 bln in 2014
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    EconomyBanking

    in 2013) with cumulative collections at just 277 million, while the cumulative impairment amounts

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