At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), 18 presumed members of a criminal network, including five suspected ringleaders, were detained on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a €32.8 million VAT fraud scheme linked to imported alcohol from several EU Member States. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has filed an indictment against six defendants before the Berlin Regional Court, in connection with its ongoing investigation into a large-scale VAT fraud scheme, code-named ‘Water into Wine’, involving the sales of diesel.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has indicted eight defendants (six individuals and two companies) this week before the Bucharest tribunal for a €9 million fraud involving EU funds for the purchase of protective medical equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Ljubljana (Slovenia) is leading an investigation into an attempted fraud involving EU funds for solar power plants, with house searches carried out this week by the Police Directorate Celje (Policijska uprava Celje).

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Gdańsk (Poland), law enforcement authorities have arrested one suspect at Warsaw airport as part of an investigation into suspected misuse of funds under the Clean Air Programme. 

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania), 49 searches were carried out last week across nine counties, as part of a probe into suspected subsidy fraud in the beekeeping sector.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy) has dismantled a tobacco smuggling network operating across Italy, France, Poland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom (UK), following a coordinated crackdown that led to multiple arrests today. Over 40 tonnes of illicit tobacco products were also seized in this investigation, code-named ‘Borotalco’ (talcum powder).

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has secured a conviction at the Riga city court against two individuals and one legal entity, in a case involving a procurement fraud affecting EU agricultural funds.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid confirms that it has opened an investigation into possible fraud affecting EU funds earmarked for the maintenance of the section of the railway track near the kilometre marker 318,7 and the town of Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain), on the high-speed rail line (AVE) connecting Madrid and Seville.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rotterdam (Netherlands) has concluded an investigation into EU subsidy fraud related to cancer research projects, following the issuance of a punitive order against one individual. The sanction consists of 60 hours of community service and a fine of €10 000.