The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels (Belgium) has arrested two suspects in connection with an investigation into a customs fraud involving biodiesel imports, with an estimated damage of €3.1 million.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) filed an indictment today against an entrepreneur, accused of using false documentation to obtain EU funds for the construction of a dairy facility. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against three Croatian citizens and one company for subsidy fraud and document forgery, following an investigation into their obtaining of financial support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ljubljana (Slovenia) has filed an indictment at Ljubljana’s District Court against two individuals and one association, for subsidy fraud, abuse of position, and aiding and abetting. The suspects are alleged to have defrauded EU funds of almost €100 000.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has accepted the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to lift the immunity of two of its former employees, as well as the inviolability of its premises, buildings and archives in Luxembourg.

Today, the Regional Court of Vilnius (Lithuania) convicted a former director of the National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute of Lithuania, accused of illegally acquiring €296 871 through the receipt of bribes, illegal enrichment and money laundering.

Following a multimillion VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany), five individuals were convicted yesterday (19 June) by the Berlin Regional Court for serious VAT fraud, commercial document forgery, and aiding and abetting tax fraud.

An investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), code-named ‘Stop the Carousel’, has led to the arrest of three suspected ringleaders of a criminal organisation created to obtain funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). 

Yesterday (17 June), following an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia), the Specialised Criminal Court convicted two individuals and one company of EU funding fraud.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Graz (Austria) filed an indictment yesterday (13 June) against one suspect for subsidy fraud, following an investigation into a €200 000 project financed by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for Austria.