EU Fines Greece €400M over Farm Aid Debacle
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Tens of millions of euros diverted, millions of cattle falsely declared... The Greek body responsible for the payment of CAP aid, an emanation of the Ministry of Agriculture, is accused of having contributed to the enrichment of fraudsters to the detriment of true farmers.
Brussels imposes a major amendment after it has identified systemic deficiencies in the management of agricultural subsidies by Greece in the period 2016-2023.
They fell to the anti-immigration right-wing government, the Hungarian withdrawal is a pittance in comparison.
Greece will pay a fine of 392 million euros for mismanagement of EU agricultural subsidies in the period from 2016 to 2023. Weeks ago, the European Public Prosecutor's Office of Laura Kövesi established a total lack of control by the paying authority of these subsidies - the Organization for Payment and Control of Community Subsidies (OPECEP) and it was closed at the end of May. The scandal was based on abuses of subsidies for fictitious pasture…
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