A report by Paraskevi Tycheropoulou, an OPEKEPE employee who flagged irregularities in the system, puts losses to EU funds at around 115,000 euros against the European Public Prosecutor's 1.2 million estimate. The government is using the findings to push back at Kovesi
Justice Commissioner Michael McGrath repeatedly declined to say whether Greece faces infringement proceedings, citing an ongoing review prompted by the EPPO chief's letter to the Commission.
Dozens of suspects from Crete and Thessaloniki appeared before the European Public Prosecutor’s Office as Greek authorities continue to investigate an alleged multi-million euro farm subsidy fraud scheme tied to the ongoing OPEKEPE saga.
An Athens court found 13 defendants guilty in a case involving illegal agricultural subsidies worth roughly €250,000 in northern Greece
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
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.
The European Chief Prosecutor’s visit coincides with a parliamentary vote and ongoing scrutiny over subsidy cases, as she prepares to address mounting criticism at a major economic forum
Greece's health minister called the European Public Prosecutor's Office a institution that could be abolished by a parliamentary vote, prompting an immediate and blunt response from the country's union of judges and prosecutors.
Three European Delegated Prosecutors in Athens have been unanimously reappointed, ensuring continuity in key investigations tied to the EU budget, including the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal
After overnight questioning in Thessaloniki, 34 of the 37 suspects in the major OPEKEPE subsidy fraud case were transferred to Athens under tight police escort.
The inquest on Tempe has finished and we can expect a trial date to be set for the coming months. The Agricultural Subsidies Agency (OPEKEPE) is in court, and the first convictions are coming through
From Transylvania to the helm of Europe’s top prosecutorial office, Laura Kövesi has built a career defined by integrity, fearlessness, and her uncompromising fight against financial crime and corruption across the EU
European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi highlighted corruption challenges, constitutional barriers, and Greece’s role in EU fraud cases during her Athens press conference. She insisted the European Public Prosecutor’s Office 'is here to stay'
A preliminary investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is underway into €2.5 million in subsidies allegedly received by Greek politician Kalliopi Semertzidou and her family, with anti-money laundering authorities also involved in the probe
In addition to the investigation into the alleged fraud, are a flurry of accusations, intimations, and denials of a cover-up.
The European Prosecutor's Office charged that 'gathering digital evidence at the headquarters of OPEKEPE proved particularly challenging and was significantly delayed until 4 this morning'