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Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice Laura Kövesi, the chief prosecutor directing several investigations into the misuse of EU funds in Greece, said her office would not be deterred from getting to the bottom of corruption scandals like OPEKEPE and Tempe.
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ND struggles to gain traction on back of tax-cut pledges as voters’ trust remains low After his six-day trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis returns to the more mundane task of domestic politics this Tuesday, knowing that his party has failed to make any significant progress in the opinion polls following the recent announcement of a major tax-cut package.
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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.
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Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned Two more new opinion polls (Metron Analysis for Mega TV and MRB for Open TV) have indicated that although the tax cuts announced recently by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis have been welcomed by some voters, they do not seem to have moved the needle in terms of support for his New Democracy party.
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ND accused of cover-up in OPEKEPE inquiry as party recruits ex-PASOK minister Opposition parties claim New Democracy will use its majority to railroad the parliamentary inquiry into the farm payments scandal, warning the governing party has developed a playbook for evading parliamentary scrutiny.
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Cyprus cable dispute and Crete mafia case cast fresh clouds over TIF reset agenda As PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his team put the finishing touches to an economic package that they hope will win back public trust in the government, a disagreement with Cyprus threatens the implementation of an emblematic energy project, while details from an ongoing probe into an organised crime ring on the island of Crete hint at political connections.
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Controversial migration bill divides government factions Recently-appointed migration minister Thanos Plevris made his mark with the passage of a bill which makes it easier for Greece to deport failed asylum seekers and restricts the right to residency.
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Government accused of fiasco over launch of non-state universities A flagship education policy of the New Democracy government is providing fodder for the opposition after the uptake for the first round of non-state university licenses appears to have vastly undershot its promises.
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PM tries to steer agenda back to reforms as OPEKEPE scandal rumbles on A barrage of policy announcements by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis have been overshadowed by the continuing stream of damaging revelations connecting New Democracy to organised fraud at the farm payments agency OPEKEPE.
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OPEKEPE scandal dogs PM as speculation about next elections intensifies The criticism and controversy being generated by the OPEKEPE scandal refuses to die down despite Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s latest attempt to justify his government’s actions and to move on from this issue.