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Romania: Four indicted for criminal scheme involving public officials that secured €2.2 million for pastures
Following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timisoara (Romania), four suspects, including three public officials, were indicted today before the Timiș Tribunal Court for a criminal scheme through which €2.2 million in EU funds for pastures was fraudulently secured.

College of the EPPO decides to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the Bulgarian European Prosecutor
Today, the European Chief Prosecutor informed the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission that the College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the Bulgarian European Prosecutor. Without prejudice to the presumption of innocence, the Bulgarian European Prosecutor will continue to be suspended for the duration of the disciplinary proceedings.

Slovenia: Searches in subsidy fraud probe involving Covid-19 protective equipment
The Police Directorate Ljubljana carried out searches this week in an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ljubljana (Slovenia), involving the purchase of medical equipment, including protective masks, during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Czechia: Company and manager convicted of subsidy fraud over dust reduction project
Today, one company and its manager were convicted of fraudulently obtaining approximately €220 000 (CZK 5.5 million) in EU funds for a dust reduction project, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín (Czechia).

Bulgaria: EPPO indicts individual over fraud in EU-funded employment project
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment at the Sofia City Court against one individual, suspected of fraud involving a project co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth Employment Initiative.

Investigation Admiral 2.0: Three plead guilty to tax evasion and money laundering worth nearly €6.5 million
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has submitted three plea agreements to the Court of Economic Affairs (Ekonomisko lietu tiesa), as part of an investigation code-named Admiral 2.0, involving large-scale organised tax evasion and money laundering.

EPPO in Italy: House arrest and seizures in 17 million VAT fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza, Nucleo di Polizia Economico-Finanziaria di Bolzano) carried out searches and preventive seizures in Rome and Brescia, in an investigation into a €17 million VAT fraud scheme involving electronic products.
Investigation Calypso: More than 2 400 shipping containers seized at port of Piraeus
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) has brought charges against six individuals, including two customs officers, for their alleged involvement in criminal networks flooding the EU market with goods fraudulently imported from China, while evading custom duties and VAT. Following a coordinated raid at the end of June 2025, the EPPO has also seized 2 435 shipping containers at the port of Piraeus, primarily filled with e-bikes, textiles and footwe

Latvia: Conviction in EPPO probe into agricultural funding fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has secured a final conviction at the Zemgale District Court against an economic operator and a company from Zemgale, found guilty of large-scale fraud in relation to projects funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

Romania: Public official placed under judicial control in EPPO probe into €850 000 fraud involving irrigation systems
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) conducted two searches and seized €500 000 in assets from a public official from the Constanța county, as part of an ongoing investigation into a €850 000 fraud involving an irrigation systems project, funded by the EU.