To November 4 should the Greece to have submitted the new action plan in relation to the operation of OPECEPE. The organization, however, has declared informally stoppage For the past 3 months, with great concern and disruption to the rural world. Already owed 598 million by 2024, while for delaying their payment it is likely to be fined by the EU.

At the same time, as they all show, the down payment of the single aid in October will not be paid in October as is customary in recent years, an amount of € 500 million.

According to Everydaysources from the ministry have characterized that “we can pay from October 15 to June 30 of each year. When will the payments will be made yet we cannot say it. ” In addition, a senior official at the Ministry of Rural Development allegedly said that “we are trying to pay before the holidays. Otherwise the problem will be very big. “

Greece’s request

Normally the deadline given by the European Commission in Greece for the submission of a new Action Plan for the operation of OPEKEPE and the paid system of agricultural subsidies was until October 2, but was extended at the request of the Greek authorities, as August was in the midst of August.

However, the Agency has not paid aid to farmers since July, as in addition to illegal aid with pastures and the scandal that has erupted, incomplete controls were revealed to both biological production, as well as in the “ecological regimens” where they had not been complied with.

The submission of the OPECEPE restructuring plan was extended until November 4, but this is an optimistic deadline, as new malfunctions are constantly arising.

It is thus estimated that a total of 598 million euros are due to farmers from 2024 aid, of which about 100 million from ecological regimens and linked aid, 65 million for organic products from previous years and 210 million from this year’s subsidies for biologicals that have not been paid. Also, 178 million have not been paid as a support for natural disasters (Measure 23), 20 million for aid to those who have rare breeds of animals and 25 million for the Confuzio program, which is a agricultural environment. These delays have brought the rural world to a marginal point, as they are not able to pay farmers, such as fertilizers, pesticides and seeds.

With a document sent by the General Directorate of Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission to the Greek Authorities on August 4, it demanded further changes to the action plan that Greece has submitted to implement specific actions on a number of issues and to ensure the operation of the payment system. As emphasized in this document, if the European Commission may not suggest sufficiently documented action plan. What is true is that the aid money is paid by the Member State and then the European Union gives these funds from the respective European Funds-in a short period of time-that does not exceed the month-based on the evidence of the money paid.