The reopening of an earlier OPEKEPE investigation has revealed alleged interventions by New Democracy lawmakers in subsidy payments, with a new file requested by European prosecutors.

Party leaders debate the findings of a five-month inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal, with sharp divisions over whether former ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis should face a criminal investigation.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office recorded €2.68 billion in estimated damage tied to ongoing investigations in Greece. The findings have triggered sharp criticism from opposition parties.

After five months and 350 hours of hearings, Greek parties issued sharply conflicting reports on the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal, with opposition groups calling for a preliminary criminal probe and the government rejecting any wrongdoing by former ministers

After a parliamentary inquiry into Greece’s farm subsidy agency, opposition parties call for a preliminary criminal investigation into two former ministers over alleged misuse of EU funds.

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

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.

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

The agricultural protests, which are gaining broader momentum, are placing pressure on local communities, transportation networks, and the tourism sector.

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

Protesters cite severe delays in payments owed by the agricultural payments agency OPEKEPE, along with soaring production costs and persistently low market prices for their goods.

The Ministry of Rural Development notes that this year’s subsidy advance is 25% lower than last year’s because it was calculated strictly on the basis of verified data.

Producers say low prices and rising costs leave them no choice as they prepare nationwide tractor demonstrations that may shut down key highways, even as overdue subsidies begin to be paid out

Farmers across northern Greece block roads and clash with police as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tours Rodopi, announcing diesel tax relief while facing growing anger over unpaid subsidies and livestock losses