Greek PM reshuffles cabinet as farm subsidies scandal escalates

[InTime News]

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his furniture Friday pursuing the resignation of ministers amid an escalating workplace subsidies scandal.

The changes were announced by authorities spokesman Pavlos Marinakis astatine a property conference.

Evangelos Tournas, a erstwhile lawman curate for clime situation and civilian protection, will regenerate Ioannis Kefalogiannis arsenic civilian extortion minister. Margaritis Schinas, a erstwhile European Commission vice president, will succeed Kostas Tsiaras arsenic agrarian improvement minister.

Makarios Lazaridis, New Democracy’s typical connected the parliamentary investigative committee for OPEKEPE, was appointed lawman agrarian improvement minister, succeeding Christos Kellas.

Kefalogiannis and Tsiaras resigned earlier Friday aft being named successful a European prosecutors’ probe into the workplace subsidies scandal. Dimitris Vartzopoulos, besides named successful the investigation, resigned arsenic lawman wellness minister. Marinakis said the responsibilities of the intelligence wellness portfolio, which Vartzopoulos held, will beryllium redistributed internally within the ministry.

The lawsuit centers connected alleged fraud successful payments managed by the now-defunct state bureau OPEKEPE, which administered European Union cultivation subsidies.

The swearing-in ceremonial is scheduled for Saturday astatine 11 a.m.