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Greek Government and PASOK Clash Over OPEKEPE Scandal Amidst €500 Million EU Fine"
Amidst a growing scandal involving the Greek agricultural payment agency OPEKEPE, accusations are flying between the ruling party and the opposition PASOK, with the Minister of Justice criticizing PASOK's past governance and the party responding by accusing the government of deflecting blame and hig...
Greek Government and PASOK Clash Over OPEKEPE Scandal Amidst €500 Million EU Fine"
Amidst a growing scandal involving the Greek agricultural payment agency OPEKEPE, accusations are flying between the ruling party and the opposition PASOK, with the Minister of Justice criticizing PASOK's past governance and the party responding by accusing the government of deflecting blame and hig...
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56% Bias Score
Greek EU Subsidy Scandal: Ministerial Resignations and Admission of Failure
Greece faces a major corruption scandal involving hundreds of millions of euros in misused EU agricultural subsidies, leading to ministerial resignations and an admission of failure by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is investigating, and the scanda...
Greek EU Subsidy Scandal: Ministerial Resignations and Admission of Failure
Greece faces a major corruption scandal involving hundreds of millions of euros in misused EU agricultural subsidies, leading to ministerial resignations and an admission of failure by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is investigating, and the scanda...
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48% Bias Score
Greece's Antinero Forest Program Faces EU Lawsuit Over Environmental Damage and Fund Misuse
213 Greek groups accused Greece's Antinero forest-clearing program, funded by the EU's Recovery Fund, of violating EU law by lacking environmental permits, causing ecological damage, and misusing €70 million in funds; the program started in 2022 and the complaint was filed in late May 2024.
Greece's Antinero Forest Program Faces EU Lawsuit Over Environmental Damage and Fund Misuse
213 Greek groups accused Greece's Antinero forest-clearing program, funded by the EU's Recovery Fund, of violating EU law by lacking environmental permits, causing ecological damage, and misusing €70 million in funds; the program started in 2022 and the complaint was filed in late May 2024.
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52% Bias Score
Charges Filed in Greek Railway Contract 717 Fraud Case
The European Public Prosecutor's Office charged 16 individuals, including ERGOSE employees and TOMH-ALSTOM executives, with fraud and breach of trust related to a €3 million compensation payment for the delayed Greek railway contract 717, signed in 2014 and involving a total of 23 suspects and seven...
Charges Filed in Greek Railway Contract 717 Fraud Case
The European Public Prosecutor's Office charged 16 individuals, including ERGOSE employees and TOMH-ALSTOM executives, with fraud and breach of trust related to a €3 million compensation payment for the delayed Greek railway contract 717, signed in 2014 and involving a total of 23 suspects and seven...
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40% Bias Score
Portugal's Third Election in Three Years Amidst Political Turmoil
Portugal holds its third national election in three years after the collapse of Luis Montenegro's minority government, amid concerns about political stability and the rising influence of the far-right Chega party, jeopardizing the country's €22 billion in EU development funds.
Portugal's Third Election in Three Years Amidst Political Turmoil
Portugal holds its third national election in three years after the collapse of Luis Montenegro's minority government, amid concerns about political stability and the rising influence of the far-right Chega party, jeopardizing the country's €22 billion in EU development funds.
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36% Bias Score
Unauthorized Changes Undermine Spain's Labor Reform
Yolanda Díaz's three-year-old labor reform in Spain has faced numerous unauthorized changes, bypassing social dialogue and commitments to the EU, including a recent extension of temporary agricultural contracts and altering the prevalence of collective bargaining agreements, causing significant crit...
Unauthorized Changes Undermine Spain's Labor Reform
Yolanda Díaz's three-year-old labor reform in Spain has faced numerous unauthorized changes, bypassing social dialogue and commitments to the EU, including a recent extension of temporary agricultural contracts and altering the prevalence of collective bargaining agreements, causing significant crit...
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40% Bias Score
Greek Corruption Scandal: Ministers Resign Amidst EU Subsidy Fraud
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis admitted failure in addressing a major corruption scandal involving hundreds of millions of euros in EU agricultural subsidies paid to nonexistent livestock and crops in Crete, resulting in the resignation of three ministers and an ongoing EPPO investigation.
Greek Corruption Scandal: Ministers Resign Amidst EU Subsidy Fraud
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis admitted failure in addressing a major corruption scandal involving hundreds of millions of euros in EU agricultural subsidies paid to nonexistent livestock and crops in Crete, resulting in the resignation of three ministers and an ongoing EPPO investigation.
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40% Bias Score
EU Eases Rules to Accelerate Spain's Pandemic Recovery Fund Spending
The European Commission eased rules for spending NextGenerationEU funds, enabling Spain to redirect €80 billion in grants and €83 billion in loans to defense, space, or satellite connectivity and substitute unachievable targets to avoid losing funds by the August 31, 2026 deadline.
EU Eases Rules to Accelerate Spain's Pandemic Recovery Fund Spending
The European Commission eased rules for spending NextGenerationEU funds, enabling Spain to redirect €80 billion in grants and €83 billion in loans to defense, space, or satellite connectivity and substitute unachievable targets to avoid losing funds by the August 31, 2026 deadline.
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48% Bias Score
Azerbaijan Journalists Face 80 Years in Prison for Exposing Corruption
Forbidden Stories won the European Press Prize for an investigation into corruption and repression in Azerbaijan, where seven journalists from Abzas Media face 80 years in prison for investigating how over €20 million in EU and Council of Europe funds were used.
Azerbaijan Journalists Face 80 Years in Prison for Exposing Corruption
Forbidden Stories won the European Press Prize for an investigation into corruption and repression in Azerbaijan, where seven journalists from Abzas Media face 80 years in prison for investigating how over €20 million in EU and Council of Europe funds were used.
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36% Bias Score
Greece Transfers Agricultural Subsidy Management to Combat Corruption
The Greek government will transfer the Operational Programme for Rural Development (OPECPE) to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) to combat corruption and improve efficiency in managing agricultural subsidies, potentially recovering misappropriated funds and preventing future issues...
Greece Transfers Agricultural Subsidy Management to Combat Corruption
The Greek government will transfer the Operational Programme for Rural Development (OPECPE) to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) to combat corruption and improve efficiency in managing agricultural subsidies, potentially recovering misappropriated funds and preventing future issues...
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48% Bias Score
North Macedonia's EU Integration Stalls, Resulting in Billions in Lost Funding
North Macedonia's delayed EU integration is causing billions of euros in lost EU support, as highlighted by SDSM President Venko Filipce's presentation of comparative data showing a stark difference in funding received compared to EU member states such as Bulgaria and Romania.
North Macedonia's EU Integration Stalls, Resulting in Billions in Lost Funding
North Macedonia's delayed EU integration is causing billions of euros in lost EU support, as highlighted by SDSM President Venko Filipce's presentation of comparative data showing a stark difference in funding received compared to EU member states such as Bulgaria and Romania.
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36% Bias Score
Le Pen Convicted, Banned from French Election
A Paris court found Marine Le Pen guilty of misusing €4.5 million in EU funds, sentencing her to four years in prison (two suspended) and a €100,000 fine, banning her from running for office; she plans to appeal, and the ruling sparked both supporting and opposing protests.
Le Pen Convicted, Banned from French Election
A Paris court found Marine Le Pen guilty of misusing €4.5 million in EU funds, sentencing her to four years in prison (two suspended) and a €100,000 fine, banning her from running for office; she plans to appeal, and the ruling sparked both supporting and opposing protests.
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40% Bias Score
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