Greek farmers plan to escalate their campaign over rising production costs, delayed compensation, and issues with the state agricultural payments agency, OPEKEPE.
In June, the European Commission fined Greece approximately $453.4 million over a large-scale agricultural subsidy fraud dating back to 2016.
The fine stemmed from major oversight failures by OPEKEPE, which was dissolved in May after it was discovered that funds had been misused through fictitious pastures and fraudulent agricultural activities.
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