Investigators searched the Veterinary Service in Trikala for documents related to agricultural and livestock payments linked to OPEKEPE, focusing particularly on subsidies for cattle.

The government is preparing up to €35 million in fuel subsidies to help ferry operators contain costs, while a separate dispute over reduced sailings threatens to leave Chios with limited ferry connections during a four-month airport closure

The government is preparing to extend subsidies for gasoline, diesel and heating oil for another 15 days as energy prices rise. Decisions on the new measures are expected this week, ahead of the current program’s October 31 expiration

The government is considering covering up to 70% of additional fuel costs as ferry operators face a €200 million burden, seeking to prevent ticket price hikes and keep Greece’s islands connected through the winter

The government and refiners will split a 40-cent-per-liter discount, bringing the estimated starting price to €1.55. Ministers also confirmed a 30% increase in heating allowances as households face higher energy costs.

Athens has set aside 400 million euros in reserves and will ask EU leaders this week to allow part of the money earmarked for energy investment to be spent on support for households and businesses.

Athens is seeking support for households and businesses hit by higher energy costs, while working with Italy and Cyprus to build a broader European case for limited fiscal flexibility

New program to cover 90% of wages and contributions for remote hires in hard-to-reach areas as Athens seeks to address regional depopulation and labor shortages

The Greek prime minister said the measures would be reviewed every 15 days, but his pledge to hold heating oil below €1.75 a liter still lacks details.

The measures affect households and businesses, with changes planned for fuel prices, taxes, pensions, workers, farmers and families, while a new savings scheme for younger generations is also set to launch

Greece, Denmark, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands are advancing plans for migrant return centers outside the European Union, with Uganda and Rwanda among the countries being considered

Judges handed down suspended prison terms and fines over fraudulent European Union farm subsidy claims tied to remote land plots across Crete and the Aegean, while acquitting three of the 22 defendants

Despite 370 million euros in subsidies, gas and diesel prices remain above 2 euros, while electricity has jumped 20 percent. With the extra bill nearing 1 billion euros, taxes of up to 56 percent on fuel expose the limits of government policy

Cooler conditions are expected by the weekend, but fire risk remains high across several regions

Education Minister Sofia Zaharaki says hiring will be sped up so all teachers are in place before the first bell, with phase one starting September 1

Climate change, rising production costs, pressure on farm economics and stronger demand are reshaping global food prices, with UBS warning that the historic 2.5% average rate of food inflation may no longer hold

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the myAGRO platform marks a major step toward greater transparency and fairness in managing agricultural subsidies, following the transfer of former OPEKEPE functions to the tax authority

A court handed suspended prison sentences to two key defendants in a case involving attempted fraud against EU agricultural funds, linked to a wider investigation into subsidy fraud in northern Greece.

Business and legal groups say a missing year-round ferry connection is leaving several Cyclades islands isolated, increasing transport costs and disrupting travel for residents and businesses.