EU prosecutors indict 15 over alleged rigging of recovery-fund IT tenders at a Porto public university and school group, including a university vice-rector

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) indicted 12 people and three companies on July 11, 2026 (announced July 14) in Portugal over alleged fraud in procurement of IT and cybersecurity equipment funded by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility for a public university (reported as the University of Porto) and a group of secondary schools. EPPO alleges the defendants obtained privileged tender information and steered contracts to favored companies in exchange for private benefits, causing estimated damage to the EU of more than EUR 3.5 million.