FIVE GREEK GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RESIGN OVER EU FARMING SUBSIDY FRAUD ALLEGATIONS
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30.06.2025


Euronews (27 June 2025)

By Gavin Blackburn with AP



Replacements for all five will be named "in the coming days," government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said in a statement.

Five high-ranking Greek government officials, including a minister and three deputies, resigned on Friday following allegations of involvement in corruption over the mismanagement of European Union farming subsidies.

The case stems from the alleged mismanagement of EU subsidies for agriculture between 2019 and 2022 by a government agency, known by its Greek acronym OPEKEPE, tasked with handling the funds.

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