In the interventions launched by the government against the backdrop of the case OPECEPE The Minister of Rural Development and Food reported, Costas Tsiarasspeaking to ERTemphasizing that a top priority is the return of money from those who received subsidies without being entitled to them.

Mr Tsiaras also revealed that for the first time checks will be preceded before payments in its areas apiculture and her biological livestock farmingnoting characteristically that ‘Numbers recorded in these cases are significantly abstained from any realistic measure“

“For the first time we do not pay for organic livestock farming and Greek beekeeping, precisely because the numbers presented were far from any acceptable reality. So for the first time, checks will be made before this payment. These checks will be the driver in order to have a basic given in any other check in relation to what needs to be done and how to do“, He said.

‘Priority to regain money’

At the same time, the minister pointed out that these pathogens that come from the past should be closed, and the issue that now arises as the first priority is the immediate refund of money that some have received illegally.

As he informed this, it is a process that has already begun and even stressed in a strict style that “anyone who declares something false and will now be found with very severe criminal responsibilities.”

At the same time, particularly important, he said, is to continue the flows of all these European resources to real farmers, breeders, producers.

It is noted that the prime minister has already announced the setting up of a special team with participants with the financial police, AADE and other control mechanisms in the country. That is, there will be a cooperation between different ministries in order to recover the money from those who have taken on European subsidies illegally.

Asked how to find those who received illegal money and what the plan is, Mr Tsiaras said that “the process is provided by both the Union and the national legislation and this is very important, because on the basis of this particular provision, a specific group will be set up and operated.”

He clarified that there will be very quickly visible results, as he believes that the procedures will begin immediately. All those involved will find themselves with the judicial investigation, which already exists by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, but I also believe in the administrative investigation, which will follow.

As he said, regarding animals and fields, there is today Monitoring, which through a satellite records the cultivated area and can also record the specific cultivation in the field at that given time.

“Georgia to a very large extent can be controlled » The Minister of Rural Development said, but there are various gaps, which are found in the long run. For example, there were no pasture maps (there was no Land Registry that was necessary for the pasture maps), forest maps, etc.

He also referred to the actions of the government, saying that “The fact that we will eventually integrate OPEKEPE, in AADE is a central government choice, which shows that we want to go to OPECEPE at a time of transparency, since AADE has proven over the years has been certified through its course and high level of control and controls and controls and controls and controls“