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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 484 - 14/11/2025

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:12:00 GMT

PoliticsMitsotakis bets on energy diplomacy and rural outreachPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... as the architect of a modern, outward-looking country. In a Sunday social media post, the Prime... energy prices,” and “a new national wealth” to support future generations — a vision he called “modern

In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:12:00 GMT

and that it has to seize every opportunity if it is going to make headway in rural areas.... triggered an embargo on Union imports by Moscow. There is a connection between the two in the sense... about SYRIZA’s criticism of the EU’s approach to Russia. The embargo could cost Greece as much

Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:17:00 GMT

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... crisis in its modern history, the index stood at 113.18 points. By 2013, it had plunged to 74.71 points

Public deficit and democratic duty

Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:09:00 GMT

going to make wrong decisions,” Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang recently said in an interview... looked at the numbers. It is here that the ignorance Ha-Joon Chang refers to is exploited by those... going on and they don’t want to understand what’s going on,” said Chang. That is why understanding

Lost decades for Greek incomes tell different story to recovery narrative

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:29:00 GMT

modern history, the index stood at 113.18 points. By 2013, it had plunged to 74.71 points. Incomes... in cities and 28% in rural areas fall into this category, compared with roughly 10% in EU cities and 6% in rural areas. Housing in Greece is also the most expensive relative to available income. Households

Government focuses on cost of living and farming as polls confirm strong lead

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:51:00 GMT

but have also supported protests by farmers and have built a strong base among conservative rural... its critics as “fanatics” and their assertions as “fake news” standing in the way of modern European

Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:45:00 GMT

Protection Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis, Rural Affairs Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Deputy Health... iceberg” and the surveillance scandal as the gravest in modern Greek history. But he also criticised