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France: €113 000 seized in investigation into suspected fraud involving EU research and innovation funds
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), the competent judge of the Paris Criminal Court has ordered the seizure of €113 000, in an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud affecting the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.
Bulgaria: EPPO conducts over 80 searches in probe into €13 million VAT fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria), more than 80 searches and investigative measures are being carried out since yesterday in the country, in an investigation into cross-border VAT fraud, causing an estimated damage of over €13 million. Six Bulgarian...
Croatia: Former deputy minister and former dean of Geodesy’s Faculty among 29 indicted for misuse of EU funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against 29 Croatian citizens, including a former deputy minister at the Ministry of Culture and Media, a former dean at the Faculty of Geodesy and an ex-professor, as well as against one company. The charges...
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