In May 2025, a scandal involving the embezzlement of European agricultural funds broke out; an estimated 23 million euros had been stolen since 2018. Farmers are speaking out against these injustices.
The water management and road infrastructure projects in the Argos Plain have permanently steered the region toward specialized irrigated agriculture, at the expense of other land uses. Orange and olive cultivation has become a mixed blessing, caught between economic profitability and pressure on local resources and landscapes.
