“First priority” for the state was called by the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Costas Tsiarasthe recovery of the aid illegally paid by OPECEPE.
Speaking to Real FM he estimated that the procedure would be completed in the coming months, adding that those who illegally will be faced with and with criminal responsibilities.
Costas Tsiaras spoke For a wave of departure from biological livestock programs and beekeeping programs, for fear of on -the -spot checks which has already announced the ministry, according to him, have already been recorded cases of producers who either cancel their contract with the Certificate of Organization, which is a prerequisite for integration into the program, or declare their intention to withdraw their application.
Answering a question For the risk of cutting resources for farmers because of the scandalargued that the transfer of OPECEPE’s activities to AADE offers the guarantees that will ensure the smooth flow of Community resources. He added that through the total redistribution that will be done and through the controls, more resources for allocation will be ensured to real farmers.
Confrontation with grace in the House
Answering earlier In a timely question by New Left President Alexis Haritsi For OPEKEPE, Costas Tsiaras described the opposition hypocritical reactions. “Any colleague who appears to be surprised is pretending,” he said.
He disrupted the responsibility for the case, saying that some of the fraud cases investigated today is based on “decisions and legislative interventions of the SYRIZA government”. He added that this is not the first time a fine has been imposed on OPEKEPE, as 680 million euros of fines were imposed in the past 1996-2004 and severe sanctions in the 1980s. “Was there a model of OPEKEPE that was in complete deficiency, in weak control, in troubled reality? Because these gaps were that led the European Commission to impose this fine, “he said.
The minister noted that an appeal would be brought to the height of the fine already imposed on Greece for pastures.
On the side of the new left, Alexis Haritsis spoke of “the biggest European money scandal that our country has known. With size and depth that shocks even the most suspicious. “
The President of the New Left pointed out that “the European Public Prosecutor’s Office is talking about a criminal organization in the case file and fortunately there are prosecutors in Luxembourg and this scandal is revealed”, and this is revealed. ” called on the government not to attempt offsetting As “the European Public Prosecutor’s Office was about the period 2019-2022 because then the big party was set up at OPEKEPE, so we have no timeless pathogens.”
Source: RES-EIA