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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels (Belgium) is conducting an investigation into suspected customs fraud, corruption and the forgery of documents in the Port of Antwerp. Under the supervision of the investigating judge in Antwerp, seven searches were conducted, three individuals were arrested and several bank accounts as well as cash were seized on 20 January 2026.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has brought charges against five defendants at the Regional Court of Magdeburg suspected of defrauding €20 million in unpaid VAT, and two of them for being members of a criminal organisation as well. This is the first indictment in the investigation code-named ‘Water into Wine’.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Lisbon (Portugal), multiple searches were conducted today in Lisbon, in a probe into suspected fraud involving EU subsidy fraud and money laundering.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy) has requested to the judge at the Court of Milan a precautionary measure prohibiting a large international consultancy company from contracting with the Region of Lombardy (Regione di Lombardia).

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania), twenty-five house searches were carried out this morning in Focșani City and Vrancea County, as part of a probe into suspected fraud related to an EU-funded project to support the business plans of disadvantaged young people.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has secured a conviction at the Sofia City Court against a company manager, following a plea agreement, in an investigation into subsidy fraud involving funds from the European Social Fund (ESF) and national co-financing, for a total amount of €66 750.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples (Italy) has secured convictions against four defendants and plea agreements with another seven suspects, including four public officials, over their participation in a criminal organisation that sold electronics at low prices by systematically evading VAT.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the judge for preliminary investigations of the Court of Tempio Pausania ordered the seizure of €94 000 in an investigation into suspected fraud affecting EU and national funds.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has opened an investigation against five individuals and three legal entities for suspected subsidy fraud and document forgery in connection with two projects financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF).