{"id":14040,"date":"2026-04-03T09:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/three-ministers-named-in-farm-subsidies-scandal-resign\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:35:52","slug":"three-ministers-named-in-farm-subsidies-scandal-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/three-ministers-named-in-farm-subsidies-scandal-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Three ministers named in farm subsidies scandal resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1300058\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/opekepe-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/opekepe.jpg\" alt=\"Three ministers named in farm subsidies scandal resign\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/opekepe-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis and Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos have resigned.<\/p>\n<p>The government said it will announce a reshuffle at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The three officials were named in the European prosecutors\u2019 investigation into the farm subsidies scandal plaguing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u2019 conservative government. The investigation also names the governing New Democracy party\u2019s secretary, Kostas Skrekas.<\/p>\n<p>Sources indicated that former European Commissioner Margaritis Schinas is expected to replace Tsiaras, and Evangelos Tournas will take Kefalogiannis\u2019 position.<\/p>\n<p>The scandal hinges on alleged fraud in payments by the now-defunct state OPEKEPE agricultural subsidies agency that handled European Union funds.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation files that name 11 ND lawmakers were forwarded to Parliament Friday. The House will decide on whether to lift their immunity from prosecution.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>This story has been updated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/1300058\/three-ministers-named-in-farm-subsidies-scandal-resign\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo. Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis and Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos have resigned. The government said it will announce a reshuffle at 12:30 p.m. The three officials were named in the European prosecutors\u2019 investigation into the farm subsidies scandal plaguing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u2019 conservative government. 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