Vaggelis Simandrakos

Vaggelis Simandrakos is a former president of the Organization for the Payment of Community Aid (ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ) in Greece, who recently made headlines due to his departure in December 2023 following a fallout with the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Lefteris Avgenakis, amid ongoing investigations into widespread fraud involving agricultural subsidies exceeding 45 million euros.