A clear message of cleansing was sent by Minister of Rural Development and Food, Costas Tsiaras in an interview with Real FM For the scandal to OPECEPErevealing elements of the extent of the pathogenesis in the payment system.
He described the current situation as “a pathogenesis, which has its roots in the past” and said that, on the occasion of the checks, “very soon, we will have the first results, which will be very loud.”
Specifically, Mr Tsiaras revealed that the checks, which were carried out after the payments of the ecological schemes, brought to light findings that were shocking. “We found that about 30,000 producers had more than 49,000 counterfeit certificates. If this is the fault of themselves or if there is a involvement of the CYD, it is something we are looking for at this time, “the minister said, said there is already massive exit of producers from organic programs. In particular, he said, more than 2,000 departures have already been recorded from organic livestock farming and organic beekeeping, as well as 2,000 from organic farming, where there has already been an integration table.
At the same time, there have been even more alarming phenomena, as, as he noted, there are cases of beneficiaries who disappear after control planning. “There are some appointments with the auditors and beneficiaries of organic crops or organic livestock farming and, the next day, these people disappear, they do not even answer the phone.”
In any case, the Minister underlined that Government has taken responsibility to face the root of the problempointing out: “This is a pathogenesis that has its roots in the past. Obviously, it is timeless, it has a huge over time, it has the responsibility of many different governments. “
Referring to the attitude of opposition parties during a debate in Parliament on the OPEKEPE case, Mr Tsiaras commented that it was a shame for opposition parties “who chose to leave the vote of their own proposal when they even demanded the constitution”. As Mr Tsiaras explained, “the same parties they were pressing for a preliminary examination were the ones that left, depriving the process of institutional participation, which they themselves demanded.”
At the same time, the Minister of Rural Development and Food made it clear that there was no question of constitutional legitimacy, as there was a quorum before the vote began, and the ND never left the process. He also reminded that opposition members had also sent letter votes.
The minister described the political system as a “pedagogical obligation” to give a single message to society and not to toolize the case. “The reality is one: we must take care of a critical moment to transmit a serious pedagogical message in society and say that there is a timeless pathogenic here, which we must all go together and heal it,” Mr Tsiaras said.
In closing, he also referred to the statements of PASOK President Nikos Androulakis. “We cannot educate society, saying that” there is no problem if a farmer declares something more. The problem is when it is organized by a criminal organization. ” This is a wrong political message and we must say it clearly, “the minister said.