“It’s not just Greece and Slovakia. EU farm funds and other subsidies supply corruption across the Union, ” The head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Laura Kovesi, stressed.

Speaking to Politico, after a press conference he gave to Athens, Ms Kovesi underlined: “We have noticed cases of fraud with subsidies in almost all Member Statesthe difference is the size and the number of cases“

“In Greece we have discovered that criminal activity was very systematic and very well organizedby participating high -ranking officials. But we see the same in other Member States. “he noted.

At the press conference, the European Prosecutor revealed that he received a letter by one Greek farmer who told her that honest applicants were excluded from EU funds because others fled to bribery.

One of its main goals is the Recovery and Resilience Fund (Rrf), created after the coronary pandemic to distribute huge funds in countries trying to recover. Hundreds of fund cases are now being examined by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.

“Now we have the RRF funds. Of course, organized crime has turned there because it can make money‘, said in the same interview.

As Politico notes, Ms Kovesi gave the press conference to Piraeus Customsof the largest port of Greece, where European prosecutors have seized Thousands of containers with Chinese productsin the context of an investigation to avoid paying special duties. The message sent to the criminals hiding behind this fraud was: “The Game rules have changed, finally safe shelters for you. We have discovered a new continent of crime. Organized crime is strengthened by deceiving the EU and national budgets. “

To deal with these cases, the European Prosecutor He is looking for a larger team, both in Athens and elsewhere. She has requested more European prosecutors to work in her team, abducted cross -border investigations for EU budget crimes, as well as Dedicated National Economic Researchersby police, customs and tax authorities, to work exclusively in Cases of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. “There is no clean country. Everyone is affected by corruption and financial fraud »he stressed.

In Greece, her team Laura Covessi operates dozens of casesincluding allegedly mismanagement of EU funds for the railway.

“Corruption can kill. The Tempi is such an example‘he said.

As Politico notes, the ND government rejected the European Public Prosecutor’s request for investigation against two former ministers after the accident while prevented research for ministers allegedly involved in fraud with the agricultural subsidies.

“THE OPEKEPE has evolved into a symbol Corruption, nepotism and customer relationships »Ms. Kovesi stressed at the press conference. “As in the Tempe case, the judicial investigation was unable to proceed as much as it should have been because of the Greek Constitution,” he noted.

Concerning the attempts of intimidation of European prosecutors’ researchers in Greece, Ms Covessi stressed: “Justice cannot become a television reality show. Cat with bell does not catch mice. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office remains here. Despite the intimidation efforts, we are very proud of our team in Athens“