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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

, 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

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

Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:38:00 GMT

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

Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:17:00 GMT

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

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

Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:05:00 GMT

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

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... agency OPEKEPE, criticising delays and high production costs. At a marathon meeting on Wednesday, rural... the initial refusal to engage while protests continued. Farmers are due to hold a national meeting

Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 07:27:00 GMT

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

Mitsotakis seeks to appease farmers as they sow grievances on streets of Athens

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:51:00 GMT

by an outbreak of sheeppox, the government is keen to shore up support among rural voters ahead... to return the dividends of growth to citizens. The government’s rural charm offensive is clearly... of the 2027 elections. Rather than engage in direct confrontation, the Prime Minister’s office has opted

The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 09:12:00 GMT

government figures have been drip-feeding hints of a post-MoU relaxation to a desperate domestic... of the crisis - Greece’s political parties have forgone the opportunity to engage on their own terms

Greece's post-lockdown hubris

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:05:00 GMT

any hints to passengers and passers-by of the exceptional circumstances. Signage in parks.... The failure to engage young people in safe behaviour has gradually dawned on policymakers