The position of the government is clear. There is no disposition, no concealment intention. We will not cover anyone who has acted at the expense of the public interest. We are proceeding with the definitive and substantial resolution of a chronic problem. “
This was typically emphasized in Parliament, the ND parliamentary spokesman, Notis Mitarakisin response to the attacks on the morning by the government, by opposition MPs, on the OPEKEPE case and illegal subsidies, which overshadows the debate on the energy bill of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
“There is a case file in the House of Representatives, and we expect their official positions to be filed in writing with their legal arguments,” Mr Mitarakis said, while accusing the opposition for selective reading of the case file and silencing critical reports of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
“The case file describes OPEKEPE and farmers’ acts, who have also illustrated, and describes the technical solution, also blaming the European Commission, which applied a definition of pastures – in contrast to the view of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food – A European Public Prosecutor’s Office was justified in the European Court of Justice in 2019 and 2020, “the ND parliamentary spokesman said.
As he argued, “the case file describes how circuits took advantage of an incorrect interpretation of the technical solution and how they found” windows “to be able to steal the Greek farmer.”
“The issue of agricultural compensation has been concerned with Greek society for years, for circuits that have been raging European funds.
These pathogens, distortions are timeless, but that does not change our responsibility, which we have taken with political courage, “he said.
Mr. Mitarakis blamed PASOK, That “he reads selectively the publications that see the light of publicity, silent basic conclusions”.
“The Kathimerini report, clearly says that OPECEPE President Mr. Simandrakos, in 2023, had the view that Maximos’ associates, the Deputy Minister of Prime Minister Mr. Bratakos, should not be paid. That is, the payments of 2023 were made as it was decided by OPEKEPE, the competent body that has the responsibility of allocating these grants. That is, the opposite of what PASOK said, “Mr Mitarakis said.
Then, commenting on the report of SYRIZA President Socratesthat the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating 84 cases in Greece, argued that “it wanted to show that our country is at the center of investigations, but the European Public Prosecutor’s report on 2024 shows that 2,666 cases have been investigating throughout Europe”.
The president of the Greek solution was also at the target of the ND parliamentary spokesman. Kyriakos Velopoulos, who called on the government to legislate on the issue of the depreciation of the implementing law “on the responsibility of ministers”, accusing him of “ignoring that there is a law this year and a clear provision from May 16, 2025, published in the Government Gazette, which finds the abolition of the deed”.
He was also critical against the president of the Freedom Cruise, Zoe Konstantopoulou, arguing that “in its consistent tactic, in its today’s intervention, it has made personal attacks in a sacred examination style”.
“But what was unacceptable and more meaningful is that it considers that justice is judged by a lacquet. Any decision that Mrs Konstantopoulou likes is right, whoever dares to disagree with her “wisdom” is being attacked. This is not a constituent of a democratic system, “he added.
He also emphasized the letter he sent on June 30 to George Floridis The executive European prosecutor, in whom he said, “he would like to personally and on behalf of the entire European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Minister of Justice George Floridis for the good cooperation”.
Commenting on the intervention of the President of the New Left, Alexis Haritsi KHis request to submit the digital records of the conversations that are part of the OPECEPE scandal, Mr Mitarakis said:
“The House does not choose what a case file comes in the House. The House comes to the House that the responsible prosecutor sends. And he chose to send writing material for this case file. Obviously, if the House acquires the jurisdiction of a public prosecutor, under the pre -trial committee, he has the right to request what is needed in his judgment. But today the House is available to MPs the material that the European Public Prosecutor’s own chosen, ”concluded Mr Mitarakis.
Source: Skai
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