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Farm scandal rocks Greek politics

A scandal involving EU funds and farm subsidies has rocked the Greek government and is the lead story coming out of Greece. Over the weekend we saw the resignation of a few ministers, including migration minister and former agriculture minister Makis Voridis, and we’ve seen Prime Minister Mitsotakis acknowledge the government’s failure while announcing steps to address the issue. Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini's English Edition and Politico's Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to look into this story.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greece names new ministers after high-level resignations over farm scandal

Greek farm scandal triggers top-level government resignations

Mitsotakis: Task force to trace illegal farmer subsidies

‘We failed’: Mitsotakis addresses OPEKEPE scandal and party’s role

Turkey detains 120 opposition officials including former mayor

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