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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.

Underwater searches, ordered by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria), recently showed that an EU-funded mussel farm in the Black Sea may just be sand.

Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria), searches were carried out in the Plovdiv Municipality and at a company, suspected of public procurement fraud related to the improvement of urban green and public space in the city of Plovdiv.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has initiated an investigation against four individuals suspected of abuse of position and authority, and of incitement to abuse of position and authority, in connection to fraud involving renovation works at the General Public Health Clinic in Zagreb.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ostrava (Czechia) has charged seven suspects in an investigation targeting a large-scale VAT fraud scheme related to the trade of electronic goods, causing as estimated damage of over CZK 4.7 billion (approximately €187 million).