New Democracy tries to push back against corruption claims

PoliticsGreek Politics Tags: Corruption, Justice, New Democracy, PASOK-KINAL
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos
Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

The government is trying to fight back over the OPEKEPE scandal, which has seen it besieged over the past few days as the opposition and the local media has feasted on the details of the fraudulent disbursement of EU funds to Greek farmers.

On Thursday, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said that the Greek justice system is investigating some 5,200 people on suspicion of claiming farming subsidies under false pretences. He argued that this is proof that the opposition’s allegations tha...

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