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Greece names new ministers after EU farm scandal resignations

By AFP
April 04, 2026
This image shows the interior of the Hellenic Parliament (the Greek Parliament) located in Athens, Greece. — AFP/File
This image shows the interior of the Hellenic Parliament (the Greek Parliament) located in Athens, Greece. — AFP/File 

ATHENS: Greece on Friday reshuffled its government after three cabinet members resigned as a burgeoning EU farm subsidy scandal piled pressure on the country´s conservative government.

The government resignations came after European Union prosecutors this week said they were probing 20 members of the ruling New Democracy party, including active and former lawmakers.

Prosecutors are reportedly probing whether beneficiaries of agriculture subsidies had made false claims.

According to Greek authorities, the network defrauded at least 23 million euros ($27 million) since it started around 2018.