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Government hopeful of weathering subsidy scandal despite public’s finger of blame Almost all Greek voters believe that the government has political responsibility for the OPEKEPE scandal, according to a new opinion poll that will compound New Democracy’s concerns about the potentially lasting impact of the farming subsidy affair.
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Temperature rises for Mitsotakis administration as investigations progress, with more to come Greece is bracing for a heatwave this week but the government is facing political heat as it struggles to contain the fallout from the OPEKEPE scandal, which is threatening to ruin Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s summer.
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New Democracy tries to push back against corruption claims The government is trying to fight back over the OPEKEPE scandal, which has seen it besieged over the past few days as the opposition and the local media has feasted on the details of the fraudulent disbursement of EU funds to Greek farmers.
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Opposition takes aim at PM's inner circle over subsidy fraud as scandal halts ND rebound Opposition parties are clamouring for a preliminary inquiry into the farming subsidies scandal, confident that fresh evidence will be enough to implicate PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The scandal has grabbed the public’s attention, with polling suggesting that the revelations have put a stop to New Democracy’s recovery efforts.
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Government vows to recover embezzled subsidies in bid to stem damage from scandal As damaging revelations continue to emerge from the European prosecutor’s investigation into organised farming subsidy fraud, the New Democracy government has pledged to win back the public’s trust by clawing back the swindled funds and reforming the payments system.
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Mitsotakis tries to stem subsidy scandal damage as opposition smells blood Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is trying to get ahead of the evolving OPEKEPE scandal by promising tough action and insisting that the involvement of government officials in the affair is limited, and will not require any further resignations beyond the four cabinet members who left their posts last week.
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Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has suffered another serious blow to his image and his government’s fading prestige following the ousting of several members of the cabinet in connection to the farm subsidy scandal, which is emerging as a much more serious threat to New Democracy than the conservatives had initially estimated.
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PoliticsGreek Politics ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal The details of the investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into the livestock farming subsidy scandal that have leaked to the local media since the case file was sent to Parliament this week paint a rather grim picture for the ruling New Democracy party, which seems to be struggling to regain its footing with voters.
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Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament New Democracy has a new battle on its hands, as Parliament prepares to review the criminal investigation file into fraud at Greece’s EU agricultural payments agency by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, naming several lawmakers, including two former agriculture ministers from the governing party.
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Government shows its concern about Middle East impact, farm subsidy probe The conflict between Israel and Iran, as well as the US’s involvement over the weekend, has put policy makers in Athens on alert as Greece braces for the potential impact from the uncertainty being created in the Middle East.