OR European Commission He said today, answering a question by RES-EIA, that Greece has a deadline to submit a new improved action plan by 2nd November that will satisfactorily face its concerns about its operation. OPECEPE. At the same time the responsible representative on agricultural issues, Uzvar He pointed out that “so far the Greek authorities have complied” with what the Commission has requested and There is no reason to suspend funding.
Specifically, asked about the letter of the Directorate -General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission to the Greek authorities leaking to the Greek press, the responsible representative of agricultural issues, ball Uzvari, replied that it was an issue that concerns OPECEPE. The way the Greek OPEKEPE organization operates and because of this, we demanded an action plan specifically to address this situation, “he said, adding that” the Greek authorities began working on an action plan, which they submitted in early June 2025 “. The Commission then examined the plan in detail and in early August responded to the Greek authorities “expressing concerns” because it was “not fully satisfied” with the response it received. The Commission “explained very well” in its letter, “the way we expect the Greek authorities to further improve the action plan,” B. Uzvari said.
The Greek authorities “have two months to answer,” the committee spokesman said, adding that “as we expect this up -to -date action plan by the Greek authorities, there are good contacts between the two sides.” B. Uzvari also explained that ‘So far the Greek authorities have complied with what we have requested from the competent authority procedurally“And the committee has no reason to believe anything else in this case. “We have no reason to assume that the up -to -date action plan will not reach us in time,” the committee spokesman said. He noted, however, that “in principle, if an action plan is not submitted in time, this could possibly lead to suspension of funding”.
Concerning the incorporation of OPEKEPE into the AADE (Independent Public Revenue Authority), the Commission confirmed that at the request of the Greek authorities, the Commission decided to extend a six -month extension until early March to give time to agree. As B. Uzvari said, “this is part of the discussions and is an ongoing issue.”
It is noted that Greece had initially been given a deadline to submit a new improved action plan by October 2, but due to August holidays, the deadline was postponed to November 2.
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