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Fringe opposition parties up stakes in Tempe inquiry clash A group of opposition parties have bandied together to submit a preliminary inquiry proposal targeting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as well as other government officials in connection to the Tempe train crash.
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PASOK pushes for answers over farm subsidy scandal as ND maintains poll lead The scandal involving allegedly fraudulent farming subsidies does not appear to be an issue that the government will be able to easily sweep under the carpet. It is also coming under scrutiny at a time when New Democracy had started to recover some of the popularity it lost earlier this year.
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ND attempts to shield itself from OPEKEPE fallout, further Tempe pressure The government and the opposition are at odds over the direction in which the Tempe inquiry should go, as well as the handling of the corruption scandal involving the Greek Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aids (OPEKEPE).
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ND tries to contain farm payments scandal as leftists disagree over Tempe inquiry The government is trying to take steps to contain the scandal involving alleged fraud over payments to farmers, which gained attention last week when the headquarters of the Greek Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aids (OPEKEPE) were raided last week.
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Opposition parties jostle over criminal charges for politicians in connection to Tempe Social democrats PASOK were the first opposition party to submit a motion setting out criminal charges against political figures for safety failures in the railways leading up to the Tempe crash.
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ND looks to preserve recent poll gains as Tempe issue returns to centre stage The Tempe issue is set to return to the centre stage of Greek politics this week as the opposition parties are due to submit their proposals for former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis and Christos Spirtzis to face preliminary judicial inquiries in connection to their roles in the years and months preceding the accident.
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ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree New Democracy has taken advantage of the Tempe issue moving back to the top of the political agenda by turning its fire on PASOK, the party it sees as its most immediate rival.
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Opposition takes aim at justice minister over offshore holdings amendment The government is being accused of trying to water down the restrictions on the holdings of politicians after New Democracy inserted a last-minute amendment to legislation on judicial reform.
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Parties gear up for fresh tug-of-war over Tempe investigation It looks like the latest showdown between the government and the opposition over the Tempe issue is due to begin next week, when PASOK is expected to propose that the immunity of former Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis be lifted so that he can face felony, rather than misdemeanour, charges in connection to Greece’s deadliest train accident.
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Government and opposition poised for new confrontation over Tempe probe The government and the opposition are preparing to cross swords again over the Tempe issue after the judicial investigation into Greece’s worst rail disaster reached the point where ministerial responsibility has to be examined.