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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has secured a final conviction at the Zemgale District Court against an economic operator and a company from Zemgale, found guilty of large-scale fraud in relation to projects funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) has brought charges against six individuals, including two customs officers, for their alleged involvement in criminal networks flooding the EU market with goods fraudulently imported from China, while evading custom duties and VAT. Following a coordinated raid at the end of June 2025, the EPPO has also seized 2 435 shipping containers at the port of Piraeus, primarily filled with e-bikes, textiles and footwear. This is the largest seizure of containers to date in the EU. 

Today, the County Court of Zagreb (Croatia) convicted the owner of a company involved in the investigation into the purchase of an information system by the Ministry for Regional Development and EU Funds (MRRFEU). Three months ago, the former minister of the MRRFEU was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in the same case. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) conducted two searches and seized €500 000 in assets from a public official from the Constanța county, as part of an ongoing investigation into a €850 000 fraud involving an irrigation systems project, funded by the EU.

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) initiated an investigation against four individuals and two companies suspected of defrauding EU funds. Two suspects were arrested yesterday by the Bjelovar-Bilogora Police Department and investigative activities were carried out as well, together with the Independent Sector for Financial Investigations.  

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague (Czechia), the Czech Police’s National Organised Crime Agency (NCOZ) arrested nine persons and carried out 17 searches yesterday in the regions of Pilsen and Prague. This is part of an investigation into procurement fraud and subsidy fraud involving the modernisation of a school kitchen and a major investment project in the Pilsen Region. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Ravenna seized more than 28 million in assets in connection with a large-scale VAT carousel fraud investigation.

Today, the former Croatian Minister for Regional Development and EU Funds (MRRFEU) was convicted by the County Court of Zagreb (Croatia) and sentenced to seven months of imprisonment for abuse of office and authority.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), two suspects were arrested yesterday and freezing orders of up to €5 million were carried out, in an investigation involving multiple Italian companies suspected of fraudulent use of EU and national funds destined to finance small and medium companies (SMEs).