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The European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Kövesi, expresses her congratulations to Petr Klement for his appointment as Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), through its offices in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium), Graz (Austria) and Katowice (Poland), has struck a significant blow to criminal networks operating cross-border VAT fraud schemes linked to the sales of electronic devices.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg has filed an indictment against five suspects, following an investigation into a vast intra-community VAT fraud scheme, code-named Goliath. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany), 105 searches were carried out yesterday in Poland, in a probe into a criminal organisation importing damaged cars from Switzerland to Poland via Germany, while evading custom duties and VAT. 

Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland) decided to suspend the mayor of Nowy Sącz, one of his deputies and another high-ranked public official from their duties. This is part of a series of preventive measures, as foreseen by Polish law, in connection with an ongoing investigation related to an EU-funded public tender.

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.

In an investigation into public contracts for hospital medical supplies, led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Prague (Czechia), a freezing order of €7.9 million has been executed and additional charges were brought against suspects.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Valletta (Malta) has charged a suspect with defrauding EU funds aimed at supporting young farmers to start a business. 

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece), an organised criminal group, allegedly involved in a systematic large-scale subsidy fraud scheme and money-laundering activities, has been identified. Today, 37 suspects were arrested, and searches were carried out throughout the country.