A major operation across northern Greece and Athens led to 17 arrests and the seizure of cash, gold coins, vehicles and documents as authorities investigated an alleged scheme involving false agricultural subsidy claims
A European Parliament budgetary oversight committee is in Athens through May 28 to scrutinize Greece's handling of the OPEKEPE farm subsidy fraud, as opposition MEPs raise concerns over witness exclusions.
A nationwide police operation has uncovered an alleged criminal network accused of securing millions in fraudulent agricultural subsidies through false land declarations and fictitious lease agreements
An Athens court found 13 defendants guilty in a case involving illegal agricultural subsidies worth roughly €250,000 in northern Greece
Greece's governing party used its parliamentary majority to neutralize minority rights and block scrutiny of two major scandals, deepening tensions in a parliament already struggling with a crisis of public trust.
The government says it will respond through official channels once it receives the document, while defending recent judicial and legislative decisions criticized by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Police say the suspected criminal network generated more than €3 million in illegal gains through alleged fraud targeting European Union financial interests
A major police operation uncovered alleged drug trafficking, illegal weapons possession and a subsidy fraud scheme involving dozens of suspects across Crete
Two former ministers personally appeared before European prosecutors regarding the OPEKEPE scandal, rejecting wrongdoing and calling for a swift clarification of the subsidy investigation
A dispute over a last-minute judicial amendment has highlighted growing tensions between Athens and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, prompting concerns over the scope of investigations involving political figures
Nearly 200 officers carried out coordinated raids across the island as part of a long-running investigation into alleged drug trafficking networks, while authorities also examine information linked to livestock declarations and subsidy inspections
Police say the group intimidated farmers, destroyed property and allegedly secured more than €586,000 in fraudulent EU subsidies, while damages to agricultural land exceeded €200,000
The investigation is centered on the village of Vorizia, and includes allegations of property takeovers, crop destruction and subsidy fraud
Greek authorities arrested three relatives accused of illegally claiming farmland and collecting hundreds of thousands of euros in agricultural subsidies, while investigators expand the probe across Crete
An EU commissioner's warm words after meeting Prime Minister Mitsotakis gave the Greek government political cover, even as polls show most Greeks believe the rule of law does not exist in their country.
The Supreme Judicial Council voted unanimously to renew the mandates of three Greek EPPO prosecutors, but for two years rather than the five-year term EPPO chief Laura Kovesi had granted them.
Unknown assailants placed gas canisters outside the agricultural subsidy agency's branch in Omonia early Friday, causing minor damage to the entrance but no injuries.
According to the poll, some 71.3 percent of respondents said the European Prosecutor's Office was conducting its work without bias.
Corrected notices were sent later on Wednesday, with EPPO officials attributing the error to a copy-paste mistake by an employee
According to TA NEA, a 2022 judicial council ruling halted police surveillance of agricultural fund officials, even as the EPPO later used the same evidence to seek the lifting of immunity of 13 ND lawmakers and investigate their involvement in the OPEKEPE scandal.