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Crete Is the Major Culprit of the Farm Subsidy Scandal in Greece
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The initial investigation by the Greek authorities, which is still ongoing, has revealed that the amount of a major fraud related to EU agricultural subsidies awarded to Greece, which is also the subject of a European investigation, has already reached 22.6 million euros.
Crete is the Major Culprit of the Farm Subsidy Scandal in Greece
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched a new probe. Credit: AMNA/Apostolis Domalis A major scandal involving illegal farm subsidies distributed by Greece’s payment agency, OPEKEPE, has come to light, revealing widespread fraud, with Crete as the most significant offender. Of the 1,036 tax numbers identified as having received illicit funds, 850 were on the island of Crete, accounting for over €17 million of the total €22.6 m…
In Crete, 850 out of 1,036 tax numbers found to have received illegal subsidies were identified – In Western Macedonia, only 7 people illegally received over 1.34 million euros
Greece probes farmers in €22.6 million EU subsidy fraud scandal
Athens (dpa) – More than 1,000 Greek farmers and agribusinesses are under investigation for fraud, forgery and membership of a criminal organisation relating to the abuse of EU subsidies, Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysodoidis told ERTNews on Tuesday. Prosecutors had put the loss at 22.6 million Euro thus far, Chrysodoidis told the broadcaster. An investigation of around 6,400 tax reference numbers had revealed that individuals lin…
Majority of OPEKEPE illegal subsidy beneficiaries based in Crete
According to data released by the Ministry for Citizen Protection, 850 of the 1,036 tax identification numbers (AFM) found to have received unlawful payments through the disgraced farm subsidy agency OPEKEPE belong to residents of Crete.
The amounts that have been taken illegally amount to 22,667,522.17 euros. Which region is by far the "first". The results of the investigation into the OPEKEPE scandal were announced by the Minister of Protection ... More
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