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

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:15:00 GMT

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..., as mounting discontent over the OPEKEPE scandal and the government’s handling of rural affairs

Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:25:00 GMT

Greece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern

New Democracy losing grip on regions as farmers’ protests highlight rural frustration

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:09:00 GMT

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

Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits

Thu, 26 May 2022 11:44:00 GMT

Eurobank posted an adjusted net income of 305 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), compared to a profit of 72 million euros last year. Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 10.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 to 240.4 million euros, with 62.1 million euros of loan loss provisions

Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:55:00 GMT

sympathy for rural grievances. Opinion was divided on tactics: 46 percent opposed road blockades, while... to stability and order. Internal dissent compounded the challenge. Six ND MPs wrote to the farm payments agency OPEKEPE, criticising delays and high production costs. At a marathon meeting on Wednesday, rural

Farm subsidy scandal prompts disquiet in ruling party, encourages opposition

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:23:00 GMT

politicians and the then president of OPEKEPE, Dimitris Melas. The material, now in the hands... requested the lifting of parliamentary immunity. Former deputy rural development minister Fotini Arabatzi... to be unlocked after it was initially rejected by OPEKEPE’s system. The material paints a picture

Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:52:00 GMT

that political leaders, including former rural development ministers Giorgos Georgantas and Lefteris Avgenakis, were aware of her findings. She also accused the current Rural Development Minister Kostas... and prompting voters to be on the lookout for alternatives and new additions to the landscape. Opinion poll

Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:01:00 GMT

landscape was rocked by a storm of dissent, disillusionment, and internal rebellion, all triggered...% of mail are now delivered directly to homes. Internal and rural discontent Yet the rollout... chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. MPs from rural constituencies were particularly

Farmers anger resonates with public as government struggles to resolve dispute

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 07:55:00 GMT

solutions to support rural communities. While the MPs did not break with the party line... to deliver tangible relief to rural Greece but also to maintain cohesion within his party. What began..., internal critics and rural communities are all vying to shape the narrative. Opinion poll Against

Material deprivation rises, while poverty risk drops slightly

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:21:00 GMT

Severe material deprivation continues to rise in Greece across populations classified as poor... lack of at least four out of nine material deprivation items. The corresponding percentage for 2015 was 22.2 percent and 21.5 percent in 2014. The figure stood at 11.0 percent in 2009. Material