Critical criticism of the Mitsotakis government for the great scandal of Greek agriculture. Greece’s political elite at the center of criticism, while the people are presented as the only one paying the price.

The OPEKEPE scandal shocked Europe, but it is a common secret for the Greeks that it did not surprise themselves in the same way. Anyone found at a Greek adult table will surely have heard of European subsidies from which some of the money has come to another purpose. One such case is that of OPECEPE.

As elaborately and in a particularly caustic way, it is explained, “between 2016 and 2022 animals were seen by nowhere. It is noteworthy that on the island of Crete the population of sheep and goats was more than doubled. Mount Olympus widely crammed with bananas, high security military airports were converted into olive trees, and the pastures extended from land to the depths of the surrounding seas. ” The above is described as “ridiculous” while the OPEKEPE scandal as “shameful” for Greek politics.

“This is the big scandal of Greek agriculture – invented by the political elite and was paid by ordinary people,” the British Guardian writes in his title as he tries to explain the case to his unknown reading audience.

The Mitsotakis government at the center

The opinion article by the journalist, who lives in Athens, states how Greek power manages similar scandals, for example the scandal of the espionage (EYP) and the Tempi rail accident with 57 dead, and how the Greek people look like.

As he writes, “in fact, the OPEKEPE scandal is a cabin orchestrated by the same political elite that has previously led Greece to the devastating economic crisis.” While it is emphasized that the ruling New Democracy party has already been shown to be essentially involved in the case, with 13 MPs. The Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, does not stay in the untouched, as he had received European subsidies of agricultural interest in previous years, he is commenting on “hesitating the idea of ​​a broad parliamentary investigation”.

The Guardian article is trying to find out exactly what is happening in a case that is not clear to anyone but those involved. Even the scenario is presented for agricultural subsidies to be used as a means, so that the New Democracy party acquires a greater electoral share, which has already been criticized by political opponents, and which government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has said as a “science scenario”.

The elements and the Greek people

It is noteworthy that the agricultural subsidies given by the EU to Greece reach 2 billion euros annually. It is recalled that already 415m euros have been set by Brussels as a fine for the OPEKEPE scandal, as the investigation is continued by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and Romanian Laura Konducha Covessi, even more penalties are expected.

This is “yet another financial blow that Greek taxpayers will back down again.” While he points out that “although Greece is advertised as a part of prosperity but also an emerging technological hub, which attracts foreign investment, this proves to be deceitful for most.”

And the Guardian concludes: “Greece is threatened to evolve into something else, a place that tells people that corruption that destroys their finances and their trust is yet another figure of their imagination.”