Evangelos Simandrakos
Evangelos Simandrakos is the former president of the Greek Payment Authority for Agricultural Products (ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ). He has recently been in the news due to a judicial investigation into alleged irregularities and fraud involving agricultural subsidies, where he was called to testify.
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Evangelos Simandrakos was mentioned as having a dysfunctional relationship with Minister Avgenakis.
Μπρατάκος: Ο Σημανδράκος μάς ενημέρωσε για μία εξαιρετικά δυσλειτουργική σχέση με τον Αυγενάκη
Greece· 2025-12-18
Evangelos Simandrakos was mentioned as the former president of OPKEPE who had conflicts with Minister Lefteris Avgenakis.
Παπασταύρου στην Εξεταστική: Εγιναν τεράστια λάθη, αποτύχαμε σε ό,τι αφορά τον ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕGreece· 2025-12-18
Evangelos Simandrakos was mentioned as a former president of OPKEPE with whom Giorgos Xylouris had meetings.
Ο «Φραπές» στη Βουλή για τον ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Η σιωπή α λα καρτ, το μυστήριο με την Πόρσε και το… λάθος με το Πόθεν ΕσχεςGreece· 2025-12-11
Evangelos Simandrakos was the president of OPEKEPE who commented on the disappearance of a crucial file.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Ο φάκελος με 61 ΑΦΜ που εξαφανίστηκεGreece· 2025-10-21
Evangelos Simandrakos, a former president of the organization, was mentioned in relation to the scandal.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Πόλεμος διαρροών μεταξύ κυβέρνησης και αντιπολίτευσης με φόντο την ΕξεταστικήGreece· 2025-10-08
Evangelos Simandrakos is the former president of the Organization for the Payment and Control of Community Aid (ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ) who testified in the parliamentary committee.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Κόντρα Ν.Δ. – ΠΑΣΟΚ για την κατάθεση Σημανδράκου στην εξεταστικήGreece· 2025-10-01
Evangelos Simandrakos served as the president of OPEKEPE from July 2022 until early January 2024.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ – Σημανδράκος: Ο Μπαμπασίδης είπε ότι έχει άνωθεν εντολή για πληρωμές σε δεσμευμένους ΑΦΜGreece· 2025-09-30
Evangelos Simandrakos, the former president of the Organization, had a close collaboration with Tycheropoulou during the critical period.
Πηγές Ν.Δ. για Σαλάτα: Δικαιώνεται η θέση της κυβέρνησης ότι δεν έχει συγκαλύψει κάτιGreece· 2025-09-24
Evangelos Simandrakos is the former president of OPEKEPE who appointed Paraskevi Tycheropoulou to a critical position.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Επίθεση Σαλάτα στην Ευρωπαϊκή Εισαγγελία – Η απάντηση της ΤυχεροπούλουGreece· 2025-09-24
Evangelos Simandrakos served as the President of OPEKEPE.
Εξεταστική για ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Οι λίστες των μαρτύρων που προτείνουν Ν.Δ., ΠΑΣΟΚ και ΣΥΡΙΖΑGreece· 2025-09-19
Evangelos Simandrakos is a former president of OPEKEPE who blocked thousands of suspicious payments and faced political pressure.
Опструкциите од грчкиот државен врв (не) можат да го забошотат скандалот од епски размери
North Macedonia· 2025-08-10
Evangelos Simandrakos attempted to stop suspicious payments but was forced to resign due to political pressure.
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Croatia· 2025-08-08
Evangelos Simandrakos attempted to stop suspicious payments but was forced to resign after political pressure.
Jutarnji list - Najveći slučaj EPPO-a ikad? Skandal u državi na Balkanu težak stotine milijuna €, premijer blokira istragu Laure Kövesi!Croatia· 2025-08-07Evangelos Simandrakos was mentioned as the former head of OPEKEPE and involved in the controversy.
Πυρά Ανδρουλάκη για ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: «Εκβιασμός» από Βορίδη και ΑυγενάκηGreece· 2025-07-30Evangelos Simandrakos was the head of the organization OPEKEPE during the investigation.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Πώς οι έρευνες κατέληγαν στο αρχείοGreece· 2025-07-21
Evangelos Simandrakos was the president of the organization OPEKEPE during the time of the reported agricultural subsidies scandal.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: 15 εκατ. ευρώ επιδοτήσεις «στην υγειά» των ΕΛΤΑGreece· 2025-07-14Evangelos Simandrakos was appointed as the president of OPEKEPE through ASEP.
«Εγκληματικές ομάδες» εντός και εκτός ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕGreece· 2025-07-13
Evangelos Simandrakos became the president of OPEKEPE and found no files in his office upon taking over.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Αποκαλύψεις σε πολλές πράξειςGreece· 2025-07-07
Evangelos Simandrakos pointed out the fraud in the OPEKEPE case in 2023.
Συγκυβερνώντας με το πελατειακό κράτοςGreece· 2025-07-07Evangelos Simandrakos describes in his letters to Deputy Minister Giannis Bratakos the situation created at OPEKEPE due to unfounded statements by the then Minister of Rural Development.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Οι δύο επιστολές Σημανδράκου και οι 27 περίεργες αιτήσεις ενίσχυσηςGreece· 2025-07-04
Evangelos Simandrakos, the then president of OPEKEPE, reported unbearable pressures from Minister Lefteris Avgenakis.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Τα μπρος – πίσω στην προσπάθεια για εξυγίανσηGreece· 2025-07-03Evangelos Simandrakos is the former president of the OPEKEPE who communicated with the European prosecutor regarding the exclusion of over nine thousand 'red' VAT numbers from payments.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Ο Σημανδράκος, το email για τους «κόκκινους» ΑΦΜ και η παραίτησηGreece· 2025-07-03
Evangelos Simandrakos was the president of OPEKEPE who communicated with the European Prosecutor's Office regarding the blocked tax numbers.
Κυβερνητικές πηγές σε ΠΑΣΟΚ για ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Οι πληρωμές του ’23 έγιναν με τους «κόκκινους» ΑΦΜ εκτός ενισχύσεωνGreece· 2025-07-02
Evangelos Simandrakos was the former president of OPEKEPE who informed the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister about the existence of problematic tax IDs.
ΠΑΣΟΚ για ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Ο πρωθυπουργός οφείλει απαντήσεις – Πότε ενημερώθηκε για τα 9.309 «κόκκινα» ΑΦΜ;Greece· 2025-07-02Evangelos Simandrakos served as the president of OPEKEPE during the period 2022-2023 and sent an email to the European Prosecutor's Office regarding the case.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Οι 9.309 «κόκκινοι» ΑΦΜ και το ΜαξίμουGreece· 2025-07-02Evangelos Simandrakos is the former head of OPEKEPE who also faced pressure during the scandal.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Πλήρωνε και μη ερεύναGreece· 2025-06-29Evangelos Simandrakos, another president of OPEKEPE, blocks approximately 6,000 suspicious VAT numbers.
Υπόθεση ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Δέκα χρόνια «πατέντες» για να βόσκουν ευρώGreece· 2025-06-02
Evangelos Simandrakos is the outgoing president of OPEKEPE who was the first called to testify in the investigation.
ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ: Τι αναφέρει για τα δημοσιεύματα σχετικά με απάτες εκατομμυρίων ευρώGreece· 2025-02-15