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EPPO appoints new Administrative Director
The College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has today appointed Ms Selomey Yamadjako as the new Administrative Director of the EPPO.

Romania: EPPO conducts searches and seizes assets in subsidy fraud investigation involving poverty reduction funds
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) led a series of searches in Botoșani city and county today. The city hall and the homes of the mayor and other public officials were searched as part of an investigation into subsidy fraud and document forgery. Properties worth around €400 000 (RON 2 million) were seized.

Italy: 12 arrests and over €9.6 million seized in investigation into agricultural funding fraud
Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples (Italy), the Italian Financial Police of Caserta (Guardia di Finanza – Compagnia di Mondragone) executed an order of the judge for preliminary investigations at the Court of Salerno, to arrest 12 suspects and seize assets worth over €9.6 million.

European Prosecutors for Poland and Sweden take oath before the Court of Justice of the EU
Today, at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg, the European Prosecutors for Poland and Sweden gave the solemn undertaking to comply with the obligations arising from their duties. They were recently appointed to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) by the Council of the EU, following the decision of Poland and Sweden to join the EPPO. They are appointed for a non-renewable term of six years.

Italy: EPPO seizes assets in investigation into EU funding fraud involving ceramic production
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), a freezing order of €800 000 was issued against five individuals and one company suspected of EU funding fraud involving ceramic production. The Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Sant’Agata di Militello subsequently seized real estate, bank accounts and cash found in the possession of the suspects.

Slovakia: EPPO indicts farmer for fraud involving agricultural funds
Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) filed an indictment at the Specialised Criminal Court against one individual, for fraud involving projects for the cultivation of agricultural land.

Slovakia: Mayor indicted for fraud involving the construction of a cycle route
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) filed an indictment today against one individual to the Specialised Criminal Court as part of an investigation into EU subsidy fraud involving the construction of a cycle route.

EPPO appeals to the Court of Justice of the EU against the European Court of Auditors’ refusal to cooperate in a criminal investigation
(Luxembourg, 28 April 2025) - On 10 February 2025, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) filed an appeal (case number T-99/25) to the Court of Justice of the European Union, under Article 263, paragraph 4, TFEU, against the decision of the European Court of Auditors denying the request of the EPPO to allow a number of staff members of the Court of Auditors to testify in an ongoing criminal investigation.

Investigation ‘Fuel family’: EPPO seizes €20 million from criminal gang dedicated to VAT fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna, Naples and Rome (Italy) today seized assets worth €20 million, including a tourism resort and over 150 properties, following an investigation code-named ‘Fuel family’ into a criminal gang alleged to have imported fuel to the Italian market while systematically evading VAT.

Investigation 'Nimmersatt': EPPO clamps down on criminal organisation smuggling hazardous salvage cars from US
In an action led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) and Vilnius (Lithuania), 1 000 police and tax and customs officers carried out 200 searches in ten countries, in a probe into a criminal organisation importing salvage cars from the United States (US) and reselling them after cosmetic repair, while evading custom duties and VAT.