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PM stands firm on festive blockades as farmers demand policies, not policing
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![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/09/29/parliamentfence_1000_myrto2909-small.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Tension over financial checks on Tempe families indicative of new faultline in Greek politics
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SYRIZA leader renews call for progressive unity as party’s drift to margins continues
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Government suffers as farmers vow to continue protests
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Opinion polls suggest dispute with farmers has weakened ND's support
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PM touts strong economy and housing measures but voters focus on everyday worries
OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry
Although the government has tried to deflect attention from its responsibility for the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal by broadening the scope of the parliamentary inquiry so it dates back to 1998 - thereby forcing other administrations and parties to account for their actions - the early stages of the committee's proceedings, as well as fears about the loss of EU subsidies, suggest that the issue is unlikely to fade any time soon.
New Democracy used its majority in Parliament to force a broader inquiry - a move the opposition parties argued wreaked of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's desperation to avoid intense scrutiny of his government's actions after an investigation by t...
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