Greek police said Tuesday it had arrested 17 people in various parts of Greece in a new operation targeting an alleged criminal network accused of fraudulently obtaining European Union agricultural subsidies through Greece’s former payment agency OPEKEPE.

Authorities said Monday they have arrested 20 people across the island of Crete – spanning the Rethymno, Iraklio, and Lasithi regions – in an ongoing operation targeting an…

L’enquête concerne le détournement de subventions agricoles de l’Union européenne à des agriculteurs grecs, pour un préjudice estimé à plus de 19 millions d’euros. En octobre, des…