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Yesterday, the European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi informed the Justice Ministers of the European Union about the implications of the latest developments with regard to the nomination of two (2) candidates for the position of European Delegated Prosecutors in Slovenia.

On 29 and 30 September 2021, the EPPO conducted searches of 6 premises in Vienna and other locations across Austria, and also took a number of witness statements. This formed part of a cross-border investigation into customs fraud, relating to the importation of FFP2 masks from China to the EU.

Copyright: Guardia di Finanza At the request of the EPPO, the Guardia di Finanza of Ravenna (Italy) have seized more than €11 million from the director of two Italian companies for smuggling personal protective equipment and against the l

Since the EPPO started its operations on 1 June 2021, it has registered more than 1700 crime reports from participating EU Member States and private parties. 300 investigations have been opened, with some crime reports still under evaluation. The damage to the EU budget that is estimated to have occurred as a result of the activities currently under investigation is almost €4.5 billion.

The Guardia di Finanza of Genoa (Italy) have executed a preventive seizure order of over € 200 000, at the request of the EPPO, against a Ligurian company that evaded the payment of border duties by declaring a false origin of imported goods.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office signed a working arrangement on 3 September 2021 with the European Court of Auditors (ECA). This arrangement aims to provide a structured framework for establishing and maintaining a cooperative relationship between both parties, for the purpose of protecting the EU budget.

Today, European Delegated Prosecutors in Croatia began working in new, completely renovated premises. In this way, the conditions for the operational work of European Delegated Prosecutors in the Republic of Croatia are fully ensured.

Since this morning, premises in Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary have been searched in the framework of an EPPO investigation into cross-border VAT fraud estimated at more than EUR 14 million.

The College of the EPPO has appointed a seventh European Delegated Prosecutor in Romania. A current overview of the number of European Delegated Prosecutors in the 22 participating EU Member States is as follows:

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has signed on 18 June 2021 an agreement with the European Commission. It establishes the modalities of cooperation between the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the European Commission for the purpose of protecting the financial interests of the EU.