EU prosecutor for crimes against the EU budget
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The European Public Prosecutor's Office is an EU body established on October 12, 2017 under Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 and operational since June 1, 2021. It investigates, prosecutes and brings to judgment crimes against the EU's financial interests, such as fraud, corruption, money laundering and cross-border VAT fraud. Its seat is in Luxembourg City and its European Chief Prosecutor is Laura Codruta Kovesi; 25 of the 27 EU member states participate (Denmark and Ireland do not). In the linked stories EPPO investigated the OPEKEPE farm-subsidy agency in Greece alongside Greek authorities and OLAF, indicted 12 people and three companies in Portugal on July 11, 2026 over recovery-fund IT tenders, filed an indictment on December 1, 2025 in Sofia against former Varna mayor Ivan Portnikh and others over an alleged non-existent fishing port, and said it had initiated the case against former Croatian health minister Vili Beros.
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EPPO probes alleged misappropriation of €7.4 million destined for military aid to Ukraine; eight detained, four public officials at the Ministry of Defence.
20 suspects detained over €1.5 million IT procurement fraud
Procuradoria Europeia acusa 12 pessoas e três empresas por fraude no PRR que lesou a UE em mais de 3,5 milhões de euros.
EPPO charged 22 suspects including four active ND lawmakers (16 July 2026)