Greek Deputy Agriculture Minister Resigns Over Fake Degree Scandal
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- Category: Europe
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-18 10:02 UTC
- Sources: Politico Europe
Greece's Deputy Agriculture Minister Makarios Lazaridis resigned on Saturday after it emerged he had been hired in the public sector without the required qualifications. His appointment had come only recently as part of a cabinet reshuffle prompted by a widening farm subsidy scandal that had already forced out Agriculture Minister Konstantinos Tsiaras.
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