The European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO) has uncovered the involvement of members of the Board of Directors and employees of the Greek Payment Authority of Common Agricultural Policy (C.A.P.) Aid Schemes (OPEKEPE), Greece’s payment and control agency for EU agricultural subsidies. EPPO describes the mechanism as an organized fraud and corruption scheme targeting EU-funded agricultural […]

The executives are being prosecuted for allegedly paying out a 5.5 million euro maintenance contract without ensuring the work was actually done, and for neglecting to collect 2.5 million in leases

The investigations into fraud, misappropriation and false certification started November 28, 2022, two months before the fatal Tempi crash, and involve 18 public officials

A Politico report shows the European Public Prosecutors Office called on the Greek gov to investigate former Ministers Christos Spirtzis and Konstantinos Karamanlis for alleged criminal offences last June 2, but Parliament chose not to open an investigation