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Parties line up for second day in OPEKEPE debate as rivals accuse PM of cover-up New Democracy passed its proposal for an ordinary parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE scandal following a stormy debate, leaving the opposition to conduct a largely ceremonial debate on alternative proposals targeting two former ministers with criminal charges.
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PM aims to divert OPEKEPE inquiry as he signs up to SAFE scheme The OPEKEPE scandal is back at the top of the political agenda as Parliament is due to debate on Tuesday how to deal with the two ex-ministers identified in the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into the farming subsidy scandal.
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Mitsotakis pledges faster reforms as polls capture disaffection after subsidy scandal A revised government action plan promising tangible reforms for the second half of the year was PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s parting gift to the cabinet at the start of the summer recess, as the latest polling figures show the public is losing faith in the administration.
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics In his parting shot just before the summer recess, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis turned fire on his predecessors’ foreign policy record, while brushing off the accusations of corruption that have engulfed his administration in recent weeks.
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum Greece is preparing for the first major heatwave of the summer to hit the country this week, but it is the political heat that his government is facing because of the OPEKEPE scandal and its handling of foreign policy issues that is causing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis most concern.
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New Democracy suffers ratings blow as farming payments scandal unfolds As revelations about systematic fraud in the distribution of farming subsidies continue to emerge, polling captures for the first time the potential impact of the scandal on the ruling New Democracy party.
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Rival opposition motions give government breathing space over farm payments scandal The dispute over the handling of revelations of massive fraud in the distribution of agricultural subsidies rumbles on, as opposition parties have tabled two separate motions aimed at bringing criminal charges against two former New Democracy ministers.
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Opposition sees ND’s call for broader subsidy inquiry as attempt to muddy waters The government caught its opponents by surprise on Monday when it announced that it will propose a broad parliamentary investigation into the alleged misuse of agricultural subsidies dating back to 1998 – a move that the opposition parties see as an attempt to dodge responsibility for the offences at the Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aids (OPEKEPE) which appear to have taken place under New Democracy’s watch.
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PASOK homes in on misuse of public money but ND hopeful of absorbing blows PASOK is expected to table over the coming days a proposal for a preliminary judicial inquiry into the OPEKEPE scandal, arguing that former agricultural development ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis should face breach of duty charges.
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ND doubles down on stricter migration policy, riling opponents Despite a domestic and international outcry over its decision to adopt emergency migration measures, the government seems to have no intention of backing down from its controversial decision, which has to be considered within the current context of Greek politics as well as the heightened flow of migrants reaching the country from Libya.