Parliament opens inquiry into long-standing mismanagement of agricultural subsidies, as parties clash over whether former ministers should face criminal investigation

“We will focus on 25 priorities, basic reforms, which will make up the core of our government plan from now until the end of the year,” Mitsotakis said.

While Megan Kerrigan Byron has not issued a public statement, she has made a series of subtle but telling moves online. First, she removed her husband’s surname from her social media profiles. Then, she deactivated her accounts on both Facebook and Instagram

Farmers are planning to gather at 11 a.m. on the old Athens–Thessaloniki national road while presence of tractors and other vehicles is expected to cause significant disruption in the area

The bulk of the fake declarations appear to have been filed by livestock farmers from the island of Crete between 2019 and 2022.

The bulk of the fake declarations appear to have been filed by livestock farmers from the island of Crete between 2019 and 2022.

Instead of highlighting six years in power, government communication has shifted focus to the tenth anniversary of Greece’s 2015 referendum, a move seen by observers as an attempt to draw contrasts with the instability of that era

Opposition calls for a parliamentary inquiry. The administration weighs up the problem under enormous pressure over the OPEKEPE affair

“The state has proven inadequate in addressing the chronic dysfunctions of OPEKEPE,” Mitsotakis said in his opening remarks

The political atmosphere has grown increasingly tense following the release of recorded conversations implicating officials in clientelist practices.

He referred to a probe by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office pointing to misuse and outright fraud by the now disbanded Greek Payment Authority of Common Agricultural Policy

Plevris’s return to the cabinet signals a shift toward a more right-leaning political stance by Athens, at a time when the government is facing mounting political pressure and internal instability.

Their exits come on the heels of a dramatic political fallout a day earlier, when Migration and Asylum Minister Makis Voridis, along with four deputy ministers, resigned.

Despite growing criticism, the ruling New Democracy party continues to hold a comfortable lead in voter intentions

Last month's raid at the OPEKEPE HQ in Athens confiscated data and files, generating eight indictments and charges that will lead to a court trial

Everything you need to know about the Greek farming scandal- from the ministers who signed-off, to the “technical solutions" and the investigations.

A high-profile trial opened in Athens involving seven defendants accused of illegally obtaining EU agricultural subsidies.

The decision comes amid growing concern in Brussels, with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) investigating what it calls one of the largest agricultural subsidy frauds in recent years

The government official highlighted AADE’s proven track record of impartiality and effectiveness, noting its past role in managing payments during the COVID-19 crisis.

In addition to the investigation into the alleged fraud, are a flurry of accusations, intimations, and denials of a cover-up.