“Apparently they are faced with criminal responsibilities”
For the case of OPECEPE The Minister of Rural Development spoke on ERTnews’s “Connections” show, Costas Tsiarasstressing that “if there are producers who have fooled OPEKEPE, they will obviously return the money.”
Specifically, Mr. Tsiaras said: “OPECEPE’s case is very deep and is known to everyone. There is a prosecutor’s office from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in relation to whether some farmers have received illegal subsidies which they are not entitled to. This is also the reason why the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is dealing with, because it is European resources. So, the jurisdiction belongs to the so -called European Public Prosecutor’s Office. “
“There are issues, issues or pathogens that come from the past. I think everyone will agree on it. It is not so easy to resolve, and I think this is a point where everyone will agree. “
He then added: “What I want to say in every direction is that there will be no issue in the payment of Community aid. It just needs all this function that concerns this organization to enter another era with complete and complete transparency and of course with absolute justice in terms of distribution of European resources. “
“If there are producers who fooled OPEKEPE, they will obviously return the money. They are obviously confronted with criminal responsibilities. But this is a work of justice and in this case the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. “