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

The farming scandal issue was one of the topics Greek PM Mitsotakis commented on in his weekly Facebook review.

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

Eleven defendants in a Greek agricultural subsidy investigation were released with restrictions after denying wrongdoing. Authorities continue hearings, with remaining accused scheduled to testify over the weekend

At the OPEKEPE trial in Athens former president Dimitris Melas and ex-director Athanasia Reppa stand accused over farm subsidy audit irregularities

Ex-OPEKEPE president Grigoris Varras told a parliamentary inquiry his dismissal was ordered under pressure from a private contractor and executed by then minister Makis Voridis.

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

The head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), Laura Kovesi, is scheduled to hold a press conference later on Wednesday.

Laura Kovesi is expected to hold a press conference and will address all major issues within her jurisdiction.

A special committee holds its first session on Monday to investigate decades of mismanagement in Greece’s farming payments agency, with sharp clashes expected between government and opposition

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

Two certification agencies face €56,000 in penalties for approving non-compliant organic products as Greece tackles a wider farming scandal.

The European Commission has already ordered Greece to forfeit nearly €400 million in funding for 2026 — over 20 percent of the direct payments it was due to receive. In response, the government pledged to shut down OPEKEPE by the end of 2026

The European Prosecutor highlighted a major milestone in an investigation in Greece when €5.2 million in cash from Greek customs officials was confiscated.

In 2025, the prime minister stressed that Greece no longer needs scandals but demands truth, even if it exposes ongoing dysfunctions.

The farming subsidy scandal, which has raised serious concerns about the mismanagement of EU funds, has sparked renewed political and public scrutiny over the handling of European resources in Greece.

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

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.