A farmers’ union leader affiliated with New Democracy is accused of concealing more than €8 million in assets in a widening illegal subsidy investigation in Crete

According to the report, the relevant information is contained in a previously unattributed case file containing recorded phone conversations legally obtained by police in the first phase (2021-22) of the investigation

Greece’s parliamentary investigative committee on OPEKEPE voted to conclude its work after the final witness testimony, extending its mandate briefly to allow party findings to be submitted before a final session later this month

In one case a 73-year-old woman from Kozani is shown receiving 1.5 million euros in subsidies despite her tax code number having been blocked due to a previous irregularity

Prolonged farmer protests have evolved into a major political challenge for the Greek government, raising fears of electoral damage and fueling reshuffle rumors.

Agricultural crisis is not merely a matter of subsidies or “bad” prices, but one of self-sufficiency and sovereignty over energy and technological infrastructure

Authorities are expanding investigations into alleged fraudulent payments linked to Greece’s farm subsidy agency, with multiple new cases under review nationwide and ongoing cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Investigators say at least eight additional networks are under scrutiny nationwide following the exposure of a major scheme involving fake farmland and unlawfully claimed EU agricultural funds.

Individuals arrested in Crete, Friday, December 12, in connection with the large-scale farm subsidy scandal, face multiple felony charges including organized crime, fraud, and money laundering

Authorities on Friday cited the existence of an “extended network” in Irakleio (Herakleio) set up to bilk fraudulent payments from the new defunct OPEKEPE agency that operated under the rural development ministry

Greek authorities launched a major operation in Crete over alleged fraudulent agricultural subsidies, conducting home searches and detaining 14 people as the investigation intensifies

Farmers across Greece stage road blockades over unpaid subsidies, sending messages to the government while tensions rise with authorities and new protests are planned nationwide

Former agriculture minister Makis Voridis told Parliament’s investigative committee he never intervened in subsidy cases, rejecting claims of pressure, favoritism, while accusing the opposition of a political witch hunt as the OPEKEPE inquiry deepens

Former minister Lefteris Avgenakis denied wrongdoing before Parliament’s OPEKEPE inquiry, as the government seeks to restore credibility in Greece’s farm subsidy agency and regain EU trust

From Athens to Beijing to Canberra, the same truth endures: ethical leadership is the cornerstone of public trust. Scandals may differ in scale or style, but they expose a shared moral crisis—the distance between transparency and virtue, between law and conscience

The Economic Police and forensic experts seized electronic files from OPEKEPE’s IT department as part of an ongoing probe into suspicious agricultural subsidy applications for 2025

The European Commission has sent a warning letter to Greece, demanding a new framework for farm subsidy payments by November 4 or risk suspension of €600 million in EU agricultural funds.

Ioannis Kaimakamis has stepped down from his role as vice president of Greece’s OPEKEPE agency. The resignation, effective from October 16, was accepted by the Minister of Rural Development and formally published today in the government transparency portal Diavgeia

The alleged leader of a criminal network accused of defrauding Greece’s agricultural payment agency has been jailed, bringing the total number of pre-trial detentions to ten. The case involves 37 defendants accused of illegally claiming EU farm subsidies

The number of suspects held in pre-trial detention has risen to eight as judicial questioning continues in Greece’s OPEKEPE subsidy fraud case involving an alleged network accused of defrauding millions in EU farm subsidies through Greece’s OPEKEPE agency