Greece’s political landscape continues to be roiled by the OPEKEPE scandal — involving the country’s agricultural payments agency — which has now entered a second, politically charged phase. New case files have emerged, and the name of Kostas Skrekas, the ruling New Democracy party’s general secretary, has surfaced in connection with the affair. Commentators note that the involvement of a figure who “embodies the party” creates a uniquely corrosive effect.
Separately, new prosecutions were announced against two managerial executives at the Violanta food factory, the production manager and the director, who allegedly had been informed about odor problems at the facility — adding another corporate accountability case to Greece’s docket.