Bangladesh, Dec. 16 -- Greek authorities are preparing a new wave of arrests in what is shaping up to be one of the countrys most significant fraud cases involving European Union agricultural subsidies, underscoring persistent weaknesses in the blocs oversight of farm funding. The investigation, already extensive in scope, has revealed how millions of euros intended to support legitimate farmers were siphoned off through systematic deception, forged claims, and abuse of bureaucratic loopholes.

Speaking on December 15, Greeces Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, confirmed that investigators have taken 15 suspects into custody in the latest phase of the probe and are moving toward additional arrests. Authorities have so...