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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.
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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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PoliticsGreek Politics 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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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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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.