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OPEKEPE developments: Mitsotakis responds as pressure builds in ND
The Prime Minister wants to put the political spin on a case that continues to hurt the government and the Southwest, to point out that a number of cuts have been made in the state, but there are many bets that need to be won
MP Vassiliadis requests lifting of immunity in OPEKEPE Case: ‘My name was mentioned indirectly in third-party conversations’
"There is no indication of any illegal act on my part" he says in a statement
OPEKEPE: Papakosta’s falsification over… cattle deemed a felony – What the European Public Prosecutor’s findings say about Karamanlis and Livanos
Interventions by the MP for Trikala are attributed to influence OPEKEPE and veterinarians so that livestock farmers in her constituency would receive illegal subsidies – No direct communication between Karamanlis and OPEKEPE – Livanos reportedly said that the Serres MP’s office was requesting payments for producers
The background with the reshuffle for OPEKEPE: The messages from Mitsotakis, the ministerial appointment of Schinas, Tourna, and Lazaridis
The most difficult decision the Prime Minister was called upon to make - The special cases of Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Kostas Tsiaras, Dimitris Vartzopoulos, Notis Mitarakis and Lakis Vassiliadis
Reshuffle at 12:30: Kefalogiannis, Tsiaras, Vartzopoulos and Kellas out – Schinas, Lazaridis and Tournas enter the government
Vartzopoulos will not be replaced – ND Secretary Kostas Skrekas is also expected to resign within hours – The names of those who resigned are included in one of the two OPEKEPE case files that reached Parliament earlier
Two case files on OPEKEPE submitted to Parliament – what they reveal about interventions and conversations between MPs and ministers
Tsiaras and Skrekas are informed in their conversations that what they are requesting is not lawful – An associate of Kostas Karamanlis asks for the approval of a request from 37 producers in Serres
The conversations in the OPEKEPE case file “unlock” which ministers may be heading for the exit – Mitsotakis’ decisions and possible dismissals over felonies
The 3+1 figures “on the verge” of leaving the government – A key factor for Mitsotakis will be the decisions he must make in cases where criminal prosecution for felonies is being requested
