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Three Greek Ministers Resign Amid EU Subsidy Fraud Probe

4/4/2026

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Three Greek ministers—Agriculture Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis, and Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos—resigned April 3, 2026 amid a European probe into EU farm subsidy fraud.
They denied wrongdoing, saying resignations would facilitate the investigation.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is pursuing immunity waivers for 11 lawmakers.
Margaritis Schinas, the new agriculture minister, was appointed in the cabinet reshuffle, and protests over delayed subsidy payments followed.

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Three Greek ministers—Agriculture Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Civil Protection Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis, and Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos—resigned April 3, 2026 amid a European probe into EU farm subsidy fraud.
They denied wrongdoing, saying resignations would facilitate the investigation.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is pursuing immunity waivers for 11 lawmakers.
Margaritis Schinas, the new agriculture minister, was appointed in the cabinet reshuffle, and protests over delayed subsidy payments followed.