One individual and two companies were convicted of evading €3.1 million in customs duties on imported e-bikes. The e-bikes were imported into the EU by a French 🇫🇷 company via the port of Antwerp 🇧🇪.
👉More: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/belgiu…

European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)

Searches are being carried out in several locations in Botoșani County 🇷🇴, including public institutions and the houses of public officials. At issue is a suspected €160 000 fraud involving funds to boost the employability of young people.
👉More: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/romani…

Searches were conducted today in Romania 🇷🇴 in our investigation into a €1.7 million fraud involving projects for irrigation systems. The procurement procedure was allegedly rigged to award the contract to a pre-selected company.
🔎Read more: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/romani…

One additional European Delegated Prosecutor is joining our office in Paris 🇫🇷. She was recently appointed by the College of the EPPO. This brings the total to 7 in Paris and 149 in the entire EPPO zone.

Visiting our HQ in Luxembourg today: the Polish Parliament's Justice and Human Rights Committee delegation 🇵🇱 with a focus on the key aspects of implementing the EPPO in a new participating Member State.

Our IT Security Operations team, part of the Digital Services Unit, is looking for a Senior IT Security Operations Assistant ❗️
✔️Read the vacancy notice: eppo.europa.eu/en/vacancies/s…
📅Apply by 13 May and join the EPPO!

We are looking for an Administrative Assistant to join the Operational Support Sector dealing with linguistic services and the organisation of events.
✔️Read the vacancy notice available here: eppo.europa.eu/en/vacancies/a…
📅Apply by 13 May and join our team!

Our Digital Services Unit is looking for a Senior System Security Assistant ❗️
Would you like to contribute to projects related to the day-to-day maintenance and development of the EPPO's IT infrastructure?
👉eppo.europa.eu/en/vacancies/s…
📅Apply by 13/05/24 and join the EPPO!

Officers from Guardia di Finanza in Bari 🇮🇹 are conducting searches at the request of our office in Rome. On our radar is a €8.8 million fraud related to training institutions. More: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-…

Our IT Security Operations team is looking for a Senior IT Security Operations Officer.
🔎Find out more about the application process and the eligibility criteria: eppo.europa.eu/en/vacancies/s…
📅Apply by 6 May and join our team!

We wish to clarify elements that led to misinterpretation: This investigation does not concern €600 million of RRF funds, but a highly complex fraudulent scheme, also targeting RRF funds, with estimated potential damages of > €600 mln to 🇮🇹 & 🇪🇺 budgets: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/invest…

Searches & 4 arrests were carried out in France 🇫🇷 in a probe into a €60 million VAT fraud. Over €12.5 million were seized in 🇫🇷 🇱🇺 🇳🇱 🇬🇧. A report from Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects led to the investigation.
👉More: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/france…

An entrepreneur used forged documents to claim EU funding to build a car repair shop. The investigation led by our office in Sofia 🇧🇬 prevented a damage of €200 000. More: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/bulgar…

We are seeking an Administrative Assistant in Legal Matters who will support the different functions of our Operations Unit!
🔎Read the vacancy notice: eppo.europa.eu/en/vacancies/a…
📅Apply by 6 May and join the EPPO!

Our office in Palermo 🇮🇹 seized €226 000 today, in an investigation into three farmers suspected of misappropriation of agricultural funds.
More: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-…

Tune in to see the European Chief Prosecutor present our 2023 results to LIBE Committee Press CONT Committee Press ⬇️

80 law enforcement officers from@GDF, supported by cash dogs, are conducting searches in the provinces of Prato, Bologna and Ferrara 🇮🇹. Over €7 million has been seized from a freight company suspected of smuggling textiles from China 🇨🇳.
👉More: eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-…

Final judgment in subsidy and procurement fraud investigation involving the National History Museum in Olomouc 🇨🇿 . Agreement of guilt approved by the court.⚖️
More information here: ➡️ eppo.europa.eu/en/news/czechi…

⌚️ Tue 14.30 CEST
🧾European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) 2023 annual report presented by Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi (w/ CONT Committee Press).

🗓️See the full agenda, documents: emeeting.europarl.europa.eu/emeeting/commi…

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22 individuals arrested in Italy, Romania, Slovakia and Austria 🇮🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰🇦🇹, in a raid against a criminal organisation suspected of a €600 million fraud. The criminal activity targeted funds from the NextGenerationEU recovery plan. 👉More eppo.europa.eu/en/news/invest…