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Today, the European Chief Prosecutor informed the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission that the College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the Bulgarian European Prosecutor. Without prejudice to the presumption of innocence, the Bulgarian European Prosecutor will continue to be suspended for the duration of the disciplinary proceedings.

Today, one company and its  manager were convicted of fraudulently obtaining approximately €220 000 (CZK 5.5 million) in EU funds for a dust reduction project, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín (Czechia).

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment at the Sofia City Court against one individual, suspected of fraud involving a project co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Youth Employment Initiative.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has submitted three plea agreements to the Court of Economic Affairs (Ekonomisko lietu tiesa), as part of an investigation code-named Admiral 2.0, involving large-scale organised tax evasion and money laundering. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza, Nucleo di Polizia Economico-Finanziaria di Bolzano) carried out searches and preventive seizures in Rome and Brescia, in an investigation into a €17 million VAT fraud scheme involving electronic products.

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.