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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. 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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  4. Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025

    Newsletters

    week has been dominated by payouts, protests and a memoir that hints at comeback. Prime Minister... over delayed subsidies and the OPEKEPE payments scandal threatens to boil over. Rural Development... no sign of fading, and risks eroding the government’s credibility among rural voters. Labour deal

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  5. PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    , while some rural districts will lose seats as a result of dwindling population. Three seats will also

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  6. Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020

    Newsletters

    there is increasing concern about the spread of the virus in surrounding rural areas and within households. The ruling... questioned increasingly by opposition parties, following hints in the media from members

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  7. Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    up his duties.” Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani admitted last week that “there are negotiations, ideas, and commitments from both sides to find a solution.” Hasani denied that Tirana and Athens

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  8. Greek pensions laid bare
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    Agora

    pensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since

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  9. Privatisation chief sees gradual progress but revenues remain unclear

    Economy

    that the preferred bidder as well as the two substitute candidates, namely CASA (Corporation America)–METKA

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  10. Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025

    Newsletters

    PoliticsMigration surges to forefront of political agendaWith no major breakthroughs in the ongoing farming subsidy scandal, Greece’s political spotlight shifted sharply to migration this week—spurred by a diplomatic debacle in Libya. On Tuesday, a high-level EU delegation, including Greece’s newly

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