In the abolition of OPECEPE and the transfer of the responsibilities of the specific service to to AADE The government decided.
At a meeting held by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis, the Ministers of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Rural Development Kostas Tsiaras, the Deputy Minister of Prime Minister Giorgos It was decided to abolish OPEKEPE and to integrate the payment and control functions in AADE, where the staff of the Agency would be transferred.
Following the efforts of the internal modernization of OPECEPE that did not attribute the expected, the Government, in cooperation with the European authorities and committed to creating a transparent and Integrated Payment System, Friendly to farmers, it is decisively proceeding with the definitive treatment of the problem.
The message is clear: The agricultural aid and payments system is going through a new era, putting a definitive end to bad practices and decades -long practices and pathogens, deprived of consistent farmers, resources and abilities.
The process begins immediately, with the cooperation of the Ministries of Rural Development, National Economy and Finance and AADE, under the supervision of the Vice -President of the Government. The aim is for the complete integration to be completed in the second half of 2026. To this end, the relevant legislation will be submitted by July.
Legislative intervention will focus on better service of farmers and at the same time on transparency and accountability by upgrading payment procedures, developing new digital services, enhancing internal control, interoperability of OPEKEPE and AADE systems, the proliferation of natural controls and the use of natural controls.
The choice of AADE to implement the reform is not accidental. The independence of the Authority as well as its significant successes in tackling tax evasion and to enhance transparency in citizens’ transactions with the tax administration are guaranteed to reform the system of agricultural aid and payments, in favor of farmers and the primary sector as well as the Greek economy and the Greek economy.