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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.
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Parliamentary chicanery raises doubt about PM’s grip on party as he looks ahead to relief package The government is hoping that a mixture of summer holidays and discussion about the relief measures it is due to announce in a few weeks will dampen down the furore over this week’s controversial developments in Parliament.
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Ex-ministers escape farm payments inquiry in controversial vote The vote over whether to hold a preliminary inquiry into the role of two former government ministers in the farming subsidy scandal ended in a storm of recriminations after the opposition’s proposals were rejected with the votes of a handful of New Democracy lawmakers.