At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Prato have seized 237 000 garments and over 5.5 million metres of fabric, as part of an investigation into a VAT fraud involving the smuggling of textile products from China.

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), multiple searches were carried out on 13 and 14 January in French Guiana, as part of a probe into suspected fraud related to the construction of a EU-funded tourism infrastructure in the West part of the overseas French department. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Italian Carabinieri carried out preventive seizures in an investigation into a fraud scheme affecting EU agricultural funds in Sardinia.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), a freezing order on assets was executed yesterday against four livestock farmers, suspected of fraud involving EU agricultural funds intended for grazing activities.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against two individuals and a company for subsidy fraud, in a case involving funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), officers from the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau have arrested four suspects, including a senior public official, as part of an investigation into suspected procurement fraud and corruption linked to the modernisation of tram infrastructure, funded by the EU.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) is investigating possible subsidy fraud by a company with alleged links to Russian and Belarusian military industry, that are subject to EU restrictive measures. Three individuals have been detained this week in connection with this investigation, code-named ‘Precision’. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) has filed an indictment against five individuals, including a public official, and three companies for fraud involving a €850 000 project for modernising irrigation systems, funded by the EU.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy) has dealt a blow to the illicit manufacture of smuggled tobacco products. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), the competent judge of the Paris Criminal Court has ordered the seizure of €113 000, in an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud affecting the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.