A company and two of its legal representatives were convicted for a €3.8 million subsidy fraud involving agricultural funds, in the first verdict delivered after a trial by Spanish courts, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain).

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has opened an investigation into possible irregularities involving the public procurement procedure for the construction of a €1.2 million waste sorting plant in the city of Mali Lošinj, co-financed by the EU. 

Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) filed an indictment at the Specialised Criminal Court against one individual and one company, for fraud involving EU regional funds to build and manage a karting centre. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against the owner of a nursery school, the school pedagogue and the nursery school itself for subsidy fraud and document forgery, involving EU social funds.

Following a large-scale VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany), code-named ´Huracán´, one individual was convicted this week by the Regional Court in Düsseldorf for VAT fraud. This is the ninth person to be convicted.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), eight presumed members of a criminal network, including three suspected ringleaders, were detained yesterday for their alleged involvement in a €68 million VAT fraud scheme linked to imported alcohol from several EU Member States. 

Following an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)  in Lisbon (Portugal), code-named ‘Ambrosia’, 30 suspects, including 17 individuals and 13 companies, were indicted yesterday for establishing and operating a criminal network responsible for a €35 million VAT tax fraud involving essential food products (namely olive oil, cooking oil and sugar). 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against the former minister of Regional Development and EU Funds (MRRFEU) for abuse of office and authority, as she allegedly paid for private restaurant expenses with EU funds. This follows a thorough investigation that was initiated in December 2023.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Porto (Portugal) has conducted searches in an investigation related to projects for IT acquisition by a public university and secondary schools, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Luxembourg City, the Luxembourgish Judicial Police (Service de police judiciaire – section EPPO) carried out multiple searches last week, as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving EU regional development funds for public transport.