The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Athens has brought charges against 22 suspects, including four sitting members of the Greek Parliament, several former senior public officials and political figures, as part of an investigation into an alleged organised fraud ring involving the management of agricultural funds.
By contrast, the charges against seven other sitting MPs have been dropped due to a lack of sufficient evidence.
It's part of a series of investigations the European Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting into an alleged organised fraud scheme in which public officials at the government agency OPEKEPE are believed to be involved.
On 24 April 2026, the Hellenic Parliament approved a request by the European Chief Prosecutor for the lifting of the parliamentary immunity of 11 sitting MPs, allowing EPPO to pursue its investigations into acts allegedly committed in 2021, examining both incriminating and exculpatory evidence.
The investigations uncovered recurring patterns of corruption in the management of European agricultural subsidies financed under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). According to the evidence, the following offences were identified:
