Greece Launches Major Crackdown on EU Farm Subsidy Fraud Amid Warnings of Sector Impact

Greeces crackdown on EU farm subsidy fraud led to 37 arrests, raising alarms about the potential severe impact on the primary sector, according to the prime minister.

• On Wednesday, the Hellenic Police arrested 37 individuals across Greece, including Athens and Thessaloniki, in connection with a multi-million Euro agricultural subsidy fraud scandal.
• This operation follows an October 13 raid by the European Unions anti-fraud agency OLAF at the offices of OPEKEPE, the agency overseeing EU subsidy payments in Greece.
• Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned that the fallout from the fraud could gravely affect Greeces primary agricultural sector, which relies heavily on these subsidies.