A landmark for the rural world will be the end of August and early September, as he revealed as he revealed Minister of Rural Development and Food Costas Tsiaras In an interview with SKAI, In Nandin Chardalia and Maria Tsilinikou, During this period, the first results of the checks on OPEKEPE are expected, the reboot of payments and the deception of biological programs.
The minister reported Initially to OPEKEPE, noting that “the special team formed with the participation of the Financial Police, AADE and ministry officials has begun to bear fruit”. As he said, “it seems clearly a timeless pathogenesis that had never been treated. For the first time, with this government, he is treated through processes that will create the same developments” He even announced that “by the end of August a large number of people who have taken illegal money will be faced with justice”, noting that the body’s consolidation is for the same “absolute political priority”.
Tsiaras: “Payments by OPEKEPE will be at the end of August – early September”
In terms of payments, Mr Tsiaras recognized the concern of the people of the primary sector, but made it clear that the delays were due to cross -checks. “OPECEPE has been delayed, no payments have been made from June. Payments will be made by the end of the month – early next, after the platforms are completed. We are now talking about real controls, “he said. He assured, however, that “there will be no way to disturb the flow of these money”, adding that “it takes a little patience to clear the procedures.” He described the difficulty of the situation with the phrase: “It’s like having to repair a car on the go.”
He also made a special reference to the biological, where, as he said, “we are confronted with a reality that we could not believe in ourselves.” He said that “there was a region with 93,000 hectares for organic farming, when the next – with more animals – had only 16,000 hectares”, and “if we sum up all the hives declared in organic beekeeping, They would be equivalent to all the hives throughout the country. “ The substantive controls, he said, led to “a group of producers from programs, absences from controls, but also temporarily lifting organizations who did not do their job properly.” Mr Tsiaras made it clear that “payments of old organic products will be thawed at the end of the month – early next”, and, he added, “in September there will be a steady flow of payments”.
Tsiaras: “The situation in the primary sector”
At the same time, the minister announced positive announcements by the Prime Minister at the TIF. He recalled that “two major irrigation projects are already undergoing PPPs in Thessaly and one in Xanthi” while are in progress and last year’s announcements of the Prime Minister, such as “The Invitation to Greenhouse Cultures” and “The Return of Special Tax on Rural Oil”. As he characteristically he said, “there are always positive news” and “there is a debate right now in order to make new announcements about the primary sector.”
Referring to the smallpox, Mr. Tsiaras stressed that “Climate crisis combined with zoonoses creates a very difficult picture for the primary sector” He emphasized that “Greece, like all European countries, follows specific protocols based on EU instructions”, noting that the plan involves the ministry, the regions and the farmers themselves. “The fact that we have an exacerbation lately creates the need to ring bells for all of us,” he said characteristically, stating that a special Task Force has already been set up under the competent Secretary -General. “I call on we all work seriously to uproot it as soon as possible. It is absolutely necessary to keep the level of livestock high, because Greece is a dairy country and feta is a national product and added value for exports and the economy, “he said.
Tsiaras: What did he say about Tsipras
At the political level, commenting Alexis Tsipras’ intentions to return to the foreground, Costas Tsiaras called on the citizens to consider comparatively: “Anyone can draw their own conclusions by comparing the period of SYRIZA-ANEL’s rule with today.”
Finally, with great emotion, the minister referred to the premature loss of Apostolos Vesiropoulos, who described “a rare man, devoted to what he did”. “His loss has shocked us all and creates deep sadness. I wish his family find the power to overcome this fact“, He noted. He emphasized that he “loved our lineup, the New Democracy, but also his homeland, Imathia” and stood in the friendship that linked them: “With his presence he made us feel good, beyond political cooperation. This is the most important at the end of the day. We have been closely hanging out all these years, both in his tenure in the Ministry of Finance and now in the position of the Secretary General of the KO. We had daily contact and always wanted to do the best possible. “