MEPs call for stronger anti-fraud cooperation and recovery of EU funds
The EU Parliament's Budgetary Control Committee has adopted proposals to strengthen cooperation between EPPO and OLAF, improve the recovery of…
Italy: Ten convicted in €100 million VAT fraud case involving trade in plastics
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy) has obtained the conviction of ten defendants by the Tribunal of…
Italy: EPPO seizes over €23.5 million in investigation into fuel sector VAT fraud
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) and…
EPPO probes €18 million fraud involving EU recovery plan in France
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), searches were carried out in Ajaccio, Corsica,…
Nebula: EPPO arrests leaders of organised criminal group in €78m VAT fraud probe
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza)…
Europol’s Project A.S.S.E.T. identifies millions in criminal assets
Europol, law enforcement agencies from 31 countries and leading private sector partners have concluded the third and most successful operational…
Poland: Nine suspects detained in probe into fraud involving nurseries
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Warsaw (Poland), nine suspects were detained yesterday in an…
Germany: EPPO orders searches and arrest in probe into €18 million VAT fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt (Germany), eight searches were carried out and one…
EU Council strengthens cooperation against VAT fraud with EU investigative bodies
The EU Council today provisionally agreed new rules to strengthen the fight against value added tax (VAT) fraud in the EU by ramping…
EPPO carries out probe into money laundering by Chinese criminal organisation
In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany), more than 20 house searches were…
EPPO detains nine suspects in customs fraud probe linked to Chinese imports via Belarus
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), nine suspects were detained last week, in…
Czechia: Seven suspects detained over €13.5m subsidy fraud involving public officials
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brno (Czechia) has dismantled an organised crime group involving public officials suspected of…
EPPO: EU Council confirms Andrés Ritter as new European chief prosecutor
The EU Council today agreed to the appointment of Andrés Ritter as the new European chief prosecutor to the European…
Lead EP Committee endorses Andrés Ritter as the next EU Chief Prosecutor
On Monday, MEPs in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs voted to endorse the appointment of Andrés…
Italy: EPPO seizes clandestine cigarette factory and 21.5 tonnes of tobacco and cigarettes
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo, the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of…
EPPO uncovers corruption and customs fraud in the Port of Antwerp
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels is investigating cases of suspected customs fraud, corruption, and the forgery of…
Italy: EPPO probes international consultancy over procurement fraud in Lobardy
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy) has requested to the judge at the Court of Milan a precautionary…
Italy: EPPO seizes 230,000 garments and 5.5 million metres of smuggled fabric from China
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza)…
Poland: EPPO probes religious group over alleged refugee food fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), officers of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau in…
EDPS supports VAT data access to fight fraud at EU level but warns against blurring boundaries
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued its Opinion on the European Commission’s Proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 904/2010,…
Tram modernisation in Poland: EPPO arrests suspects in procurement fraud and corruption probe
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), officers from the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau have arrested four…
Lithuania: EPPO investigates case linked to Russian and Belarusian military industry
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) is investigating possible subsidy fraud by a company with alleged links…
Romania: EPPO indicts five individuals and three companies for irrigation systems fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) has filed an indictment against five individuals, including a public official,…
ECA special report: Do the EU bodies responsible for combating fraud work together efficiently?
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) invites you to an online press briefing on its...
EU Commission proposes stronger cooperation to fight VAT fraud
On Friday, the EU Commission proposed an amendment to strengthen cooperation between the European Public Prosecutor's Office (‘EPPO'), the European…
Protecting the EU budget: EU Commission plans anti-fraud revamp
The review of the EU Anti-Fraud Architecture is of outmost importance, due to evolving threats to the EU's financial interests,…
Main results of the EU Justice Council on 12 June 2025
At their meeting in Luxembourg, EU ministers of justice agreed their positions on a directive harmonising national insolvency laws and…
Outcome of the 8th EU–UAE dialogue on countering money-laundering and terrorist financing
The strategic meeting in Abu Dhabi reaffirmed the strong commitment and continued collaboration between the UAE and European Union (EU)…
Judicial review of procedural acts: Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-292/23 – European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Procedural acts of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) that may affect the legal situation of individuals must be subject…
Europol: Violent human traffickers halted in Germany and Hungary
A German Criminal Inspectorate and the Hungarian National Bureau of Investigation, supported by Europol, have dismantled a criminal network involved…
EU Public Prosecutor’s Office: EU Council appoints Polish and Swedish prosecutors
The Council today appointed two new European prosecutors to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). The EPPO is an independent…
EU Parliament and European Public Prosecutor sign cooperation arrangement
On 27 November, the European Parliament and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) endorsed a working arrangement to facilitate and…
EP Study: The EU anti-fraud architecture and the roles of EU-level players
This study presents an overview of the current anti-fraud architecture of the European Union, describing the composition, roles and responsibilities of…
EU Commission welcomes Sweden joining the European Public Prosecutor’s Office
The EU Commission has confirmed Sweden's participation in the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). Sweden will officially join as of tomorrow.…