"Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the revelations as a turning point that had turbo-charged his commitment to rooting out entrenched corruption, stating, 'I am striving to transform Greece into a modern European state.'"
"The scandal widened last week when the European public prosecutor's office announced it was probing 20 members of Mitsotakis' centre-right New Democracy party, with close to 300 million euros alleged to have been siphoned through a state subsidy agency."
"Georgios Samaras, an assistant professor of public policy, likened the leader's address to pure evasion and straightforward damage control, emphasizing the magnitude of the farm fraud scandal."
The Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has pledged to address deep state corruption following a political crisis caused by a farm fraud scandal. Multiple ministers have resigned, and the European public prosecutor's office is investigating 20 members of his party. Allegations include fraudulent EU subsidy claims totaling close to 300 million euros over five years. Despite his government's pro-business stance, criticism of Mitsotakis has increased, with calls for early elections growing as the scandal continues to unfold.
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