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Government tries to shake off OPEKEPE stigma as PASOK struggles to make gains Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is hailing the arrests of suspects in the OPEKEPE scandal as a success for the Greek authorities as he attempts to turn the tables on the government’s critics in relation to the farming subsidy affair.
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Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system The ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE scandal continues to produce revelations that could be severely damaging for the government, which has been engaged in a constant firefighting exercise since the corruption allegations came to prominence earlier this year, causing public disapproval and consternation within the governing party’s ranks.
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Predatorgate and OPEKEPE offer opposition ammunition amid deteriorating public sentiment A court case over the deployment of illegal spyware has revived the opposition’s claims that the PM’s office was running an eavesdropping operation on political rivals and other public figures, while the drip feed of damaging revelations about the farm subsidy scandal continue to erode the government’s credibility.
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OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move The parliamentary inquiry into the fraudulent farm payments scandal has heard claims of political interference from a former head of the payments agency, testing loyalties within the governing party.
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Amid signs of split over Tempe probe, government plays down EU prosecutor’s remarks The government attempted to put a positive spin on the pointed criticism delivered by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi during her visit to Athens but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration continues to be dogged by some of the issues the visiting official identified.
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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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PoliticsGreek Politics 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.