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Farmers blocked roads with tractors amid a €600 million EU subsidy shortfall linked to corruption probes involving forged claims and state official collusion.
- Greek farmers clash with police in central and northern Greece, including near Nikaia, over delayed European Union subsidies tied to a corruption probe.
- The delay stems from investigations that allege fake land and livestock claims, with payments delayed amid probes where farmers allegedly faked ownership, EPPO said this year it found evidence of misappropriated funds.
- Hundreds of farmers blocked roads with tractors in several areas to protest the conservative government over an estimated 600-million-euro shortfall.
- Near Nikaia, police fired teargas at protesters who tried to break barricades, a Reuters witness said.
- Parliament is probing OPEKEPE, which distributes roughly 2.5 billion euros annually, while the government acknowledged the first instalment is lower than last year and over 40,000 farmers' applications are under inspection.
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Greek farmers have blocked major national roads with tractors, effectively dividing the country's main north-south highway in protest against rising production costs, low prices and delays in government payments. The blockade comes after several people were arrested last week in an agricultural fraud case that revealed that millions of euros were paid in illegal subsidies by OPEKEPE, the organization responsible for distributing EU agricultural …
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Greek farmers clash with police in protests over delayed EU farm subsidies
Greek farmers clashed with police on Sunday during protests in central and northern regions over the delayed payment of European Union subsidies prompted by an investigation into a corruption scandal that has rocked the country.
Greek Farmers Clash with Police Over EU Subsidy Scandal
Protests erupted in Greece as farmers clashed with police over delayed EU subsidy payments, sparked by a corruption probe. The scandal involves allegations of misappropriated funds and fake claims for aid. Investigations by Greek authorities and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office are ongoing.
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