The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has filed an indictment against two Croatian citizens for subsidy fraud and document forgery, following an investigation into three projects co-financed by the EU, including the construction of a greenhouse. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) carried out five searches yesterday in the Romanian capital, as part of an investigation into an €8 million fraud involving EU funds for the purchase of medical equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome and Turin (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Rome are currently arresting eleven suspects and seizing assets worth up to €25 million, in an investigation into a VAT fraud involving the sale of electronic goods.

Investigation ‘Greasy Hands’, led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy), is targeting a criminal organisation alleged to have imported vehicle lubricants to the Italian market while systematically evading VAT, causing a loss of over €15 million. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia), a former Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Culture and Media, currently Chief Conservator at the Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, was arrested today on suspicion of corruption, in an investigation into the Faculty of Geodesy of the University of Zagreb.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has initiated an investigation against three individuals and one company suspected of subsidy fraud and document forgery, to obtain a grant of approximately €2.5 million for earthquake repairs, financed by the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF). All suspects were arrested yesterday (29 April 2024) at the request of the EPPO. 

Last week, 40 searches were conducted and nine suspects were detained, in an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) into a €4 million subsidy fraud. At issue are four projects co-funded by the EU, including one for the production of Covid-19 protective equipment. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is carrying out searches today in several locations in Brăila County, in an investigation into a suspected €561 000 fraud involving EU agricultural funds. A civil servant’s office, three companies and four homes are being searched.

An Operational Partnership Conference of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) took place on 22 and 23 April. Prosecutors and financial investigators from the EPPO and investigators, forensic experts and analysts from OLAF gathered in Brussels to discuss their respective experiences and possible improvements almost three years after the start of EPPO operations.

Last week, one individual and two companies were found guilty of evading customs duties on the importation of electric bicycles (e-bikes) from China, following a case investigated and prosecuted by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels (Belgium).