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Greece Names Hard-Right Thanos Plevris as Migration Minister After Farm Subsidy Scandal

Mitsotakis pledged to dissolve OPEKEPE to launch a central task force investigating the misuse of hundreds of millions in EU farm subsidies.

Members of Greece's new government take the oath during a swearing in ceremony in front of Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, second right, and Greek President Konstantinos Tasoulas, right, at the Presidential palace, in Athens, on Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses a ministerial cabinet meeting in Athens, Greece, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses a ministerial cabinet meeting in Athens, Greece, Monday, June 30, 2025.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses a ministerial cabinet meeting in Athens, Greece, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Overview

  • Thanos Plevris was sworn in on June 30 as Greece’s migration minister, replacing Makis Voridis.
  • Plevris, a former LAOS party member, is expected to maintain a hard-line migration policy.
  • The European Commission imposed a €415 million fine on Greece on June 17 over alleged misuse of EU agricultural subsidies.
  • The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has forwarded a 3,000-page dossier naming 15 lawmakers to parliament, with immunity votes required to proceed.
  • Five senior government officials, including the previous migration minister, resigned last Friday over allegations of involvement in the subsidy fraud.