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(Luxembourg, 21 May 2026) – At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg (Germany), 16 searches were carried out yesterday in France, Germany, Italy and Poland in an investigation into organised VAT fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods.

(Luxembourg, 21 May 2026) – An individual and an association were convicted today by the Regional court in Ostrava (Czechia), branch office of Olomouc, for fraudulently obtaining €200 000 (CZK 5 million) in EU funds for the provision of childcare services

(Luxembourg, 20 May 2026) - In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania), the mayor of Buduslău (Bihor county) was placed under judicial control yesterday and charged with passive corruption

(Luxembourg, 19 May 2026) - The European Public Prosecutor’s Office received a report with allegations of fraud linked to a German Member of the European Parliament.

(Luxembourg, 18 May 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) is leading an investigation into suspected procurement and subsidy fraud involving non-repayable EU funding to support small farms and young farmers.

(Luxembourg, 13 May 2026) - At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Warsaw (Poland), nine suspects were detained yesterday in an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud and attempted money laundering involving childcare institutions in Gdynia and Gdańsk.

(Luxembourg, 13 May 2026) – At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt (Germany), eight searches were carried out and one individual was arrested yesterday on suspicion of orchestrating a €18 million VAT carousel fraud through the sale of small electronic goods.

(Luxembourg, 12 May 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ljubljana (Slovenia) has filed an indictment at the District Court in Maribor against five companies and their representatives for suspected subsidy fraud involving funds from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has initiated an investigation against 21 Croatian citizens, including one public official and a former public official, who were arrested yesterday in a probe into possible corruption and subsidy fraud involving subsidies from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF).