Greece is closing the agricultural subsidies office following a massive scandal involving pasture misuse

The Greek government decided to close the Organization for Payments and Control of Community Subsidies (OPEKEPE), the service that controls the allocation of agricultural subsidies in the country, following a scandal involving the misuse of European funds, as reported by Greek and global media, cited by BTA. As the Greek agency ANA-MPA reported, the decision was made at a cabinet meeting yesterday. OPEKEPE's activities will be transferred to the Independent Authority for Public Revenues (AADE). In a comment on the decision today, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated: "When a Gordian knot stubbornly cannot be untied, then it must be cut (...) The government is making a decision to fully restore justice and transparency in the key sector of agricultural support, and I am confident that the entire primary sector will realize the significance of this decision". . The investigation by the European Public Prosecutor's Office was reported in February by Politico. The ...