New evidence is available from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for fraud against OPECEPE in the name of ELTA. In particular, as journalist Yiannis Souliotis said in the SKAI Central Bulletin, Yiannis Souliotis, “In mid -July we had revealed that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating fraud against OPECEPE and European funds in the name of ELTA. The starting point of this investigation had been an internal check of OPEKEPE, which had emerged that in 2022 hundreds of farmers had requested subsidies for pastures who had appeared to have leased to ELTAs, using the ELTA leases, using the ELTA leases..

Only in 2019, he adds, “It had emerged from the check that 456 farmers had received subsidies with this method while ELTA appeared to be owned by 4,500 parcels, which is not the case.”.

“The case has already been conducted by the end of 2023 criminal investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, with newer information reporting that only recently the two European prosecutors have sent an order to the Financial Police, involving it in the investigation into this unprecedented case. It is calculated on the basis of information we have collected that the total amount given as a subsidy with this trick was € 15.2 million and a total of 280 reception centers across Greece have been involved in the case. “Yiannis Souliotis ended.