Government weighs shifting OPEKEPE’s responsibilities to tax authority amid EU fraud probe

The decision was announced after a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister with the participation of the co-responsible ministers and the commander of the Public Administration Authority - As THEMA had revealed on Sunday, the process of integrating OPEKEPE begins immediately.

OPEKEPE is abolished and management is transferred to the control of the Independent Authority of Public Revenue, by decision of Maximos. Specifically, “in a meeting held under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the participation of… OPEKEPE is locked, all responsibilities are transferred to AADE - I NAFTEMPORIKI

The government seems to be alarmed, as the European Union is prepared to cancel the certification of OPEKEPE's payments.

"On the issue of OPEKEPE, the government will proceed with legal certainty and efficiency so that the solution that will be given is effective. AADE is an Authority, whose objectivity and effectiveness have not been questioned and has operated in the past, during the coronavirus period, as a payment authority. Therefore, it is being seriously considered that from now on, OPEKEPE's work will be done by AADE." This was stated by Deputy Prime Minis…

Government weighs shifting OPEKEPE’s responsibilities to tax authority amid EU fraud probe

The Greek government is “seriously considering” transferring the responsibilities of OPEKEPE - the agency managing EU subsidies - to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis has told local media outlet SKAI.