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Tsiaras on OPEKEPE: Over 49,000 fake certificates from thousands of organic schemes
According to the minister, more than 2,000 people have already withdrawn from organic livestock and beekeeping programs, and another 2,000 from organic farming
OPEKEPE: ND Stood Alone in Rejecting the Preliminary Investigation Committee – “Tricks” and a Post-Midnight Outburst in Parliament
Proposals for a preliminary investigation against Voridis and Avgenakis were rejected – Intense clashes and mass opposition walkout – The inquiry is postponed to September amid concerns about possible statute of limitations
OPEKEPE case: ND’s proposal for an Investigative Committee passed yesterday in Parliament – Today the second act of the political clash
Focus is on the statements by former Ministers of Rural Development and Food Voridis and Avgenakis, for whom PASOK and SYRIZA–New Left request a preliminary investigation
Parliament braces for a fiery two-day debate on OPEKEPE – Under the microscope: Blue and green players in the subsidy scandal
Today’s session will focus on New Democracy’s proposal for a parliamentary inquiry dating back to 1998. On Wednesday, the opposition parties (PASOK, SYRIZA – New Left) will present motions for a criminal investigation into former ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis
On the table for New Democracy: the scenario of abstaining from the vote on the Preliminary Investigation Committee for OPEKEPE
According to information from protothema.gr, the Prime Minister has received a proposal for New Democracy (ND) to abstain from the vote—similar to what opposition parties did in the case of referring Kostas Karamanlis to the judicial council
“Party” with…organics you’ll see! By Tsiaras’s order, checks began on “fake” organic certifications to growers
Leading actors are agricultural cooperatives and an organic‑certification company run by a PASOK official, alleged to have issued 3,020 fake certificates in a single quarter, while a SYRIZA parliamentary candidate is also implicated – Vourliotis conducts checks for money‑laundering – The company’s response