The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) has filed an indictment against six suspects, including a former public official, following an investigation into fraud involving EU funds intended to boost the employability of young people.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna and Naples (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) in Naples carried out preventive seizures today, in an investigation into a €260 million VAT fraud scheme involving a criminal network alleged to have imported fuel to the Italian market while systematically evading VAT.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has filed an indictment against a public official from Romania’s Agency for Payments and Intervention in Agriculture (APIA), for using his position to convince farmers to enter a subsidy fraud scheme, while retaining 92% of the funds. Another individual has also been charged with helping to persuade the farmers and orchestrate the scheme. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has filed an indictment against three individuals for fraud, following an investigation into projects for the modernisation of irrigation systems, supported by the EU. The suspects are accused of unduly receiving €1.2 million.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has filed an indictment against the former mayor of the city of Sulina (Tulcea County), in a case concerning fraud involving EU funds from the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany), seven suspects have been arrested, and over 100 searches were carried out in seven countries, in an investigation into organised VAT fraud involving small electronic goods. They are suspected of defrauding €48 million in VAT.

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.

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.

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), multiple searches are being carried out today at the Sibiu International Airport and the Sibiu County Council, in a probe into suspected fraud related to a €54 million EU-funded project for the modernisation of the airport. 

Last week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) referred a criminal case to the Bucharest Tribunal, indicting three individuals – including one of the alleged ringleaders – for a €100 million fraud involving EU and national funds. The suspect, an Italian citizen, was detained on 5 February 2025, and is believed to have led a criminal group engaged in systematic fraud involving EU funds.