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Revelation by the Anti–Money Laundering Authority: An accountant in Crete placed €700,000 from illegal OPEKEPE subsidies into a betting account
Part of the money... was also invested in real estate, while the safe deposit box was also moving - By order of Mr. Vourliotis, the assets of the natural perpetrators and their close relatives allegedly as accomplices were frozen - To the European Public Prosecutor the conclusion
Tsiaras: We extend the low price of rural electricity and lower it even further, without a cap the return of the VAT on oil
"The ball is in the farmers' court for a meeting, I cannot understand how what the government has done is not seen as an opportunity to solve the farmers' long-standing problems"
AADE scrutinizes 3,000 farmers for mass registrations and deletions of farmland in the E9 during 2025
These are persons who have unjustifiably received high amounts of subsidies in relation to their actual productive potential as professional farmers, as shown by their tax picture
The farmer unionist, the rice fields, and the illegal subsidies of €122,000 – Anestidis in the prosecutor’s crosshairs
From the investigation of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), it emerged that the agricultural trade unionist received, for the years 2019–2024, an amount of €122,765.04 solely for land plots for which ownership status could not be established on the basis of cadastral data
Charitsis: The government is making determined efforts to enrage farmers
The president of the New Left criticized the government over agricultural issues, calling for the reorganization of OPEKEPE, support for farmers, affordable electricity, and strengthening of cooperatives
Farmers are being paid normally after the technical issue with contribution deductions
The technical problem in the OPEKEPE payment system, which had caused a temporary deduction of ELGA contributions without the subsidies being credited, was gradually resolved from 12:00. Payments for the Redistributive Aid started in the morning, followed by the settlement of the Basic Aid
How the criminal organization in Crete operated with OPEKEPE subsidies – The role of Chiletzakis, the “best man,” and the lawyer
What is revealed by the Hellenic Police (ELAS) case file about the actions of the “Crete mafia” that submitted false applications to OPEKEPE – Fictitious farmland, non-existent livestock and third-party bank accounts, with total illegal proceeds exceeding €1.7 million
The 15 from Crete before the European Public Prosecutor’s Office over OPEKEPE subsidies: They arrived under draconian security measures
The 15 were transported by bus escorted by a riot police van (MAT) – How the dismantled criminal organization operated
Illegal subsidies of about €1.7 million in OPEKEPE: The network, the roles of Hiletzakis and Lambrakis, and the “godparent connections”
Investigation into massive subsidies – Agricultural unionist and EAS director in key roles; Lambrakis, a best man to PASOK leader Androulakis, expelled again from PASOK after the revelations – 14 arrests
Inquiry into Crete arrests: Lazaridis says best man of Androulakis was arrested; Apostolaki states the leader is a New Democracy member
The members of the committee of inquiry proceeded to disclose the persons arrested in the context of the extensive investigation by the Greek FBI in Crete for illegal subsidies from OPEKEPE
