EU prosecutors investigate Croatia over suspected farm fund fraud
- On Thursday, May 7, The European Public Prosecutor's Office arrested 21 Croatians, including current and former public officials, in a probe into suspected corruption and fraud involving European Union farm subsidies.
- A former expert allegedly organized a criminal gang with two other suspects to help farmers secure subsidies by inflating pastureland and falsifying documents since 2020, receiving financial rewards in exchange.
- The probe targets activities including "abuse of office and authority and receiving bribes," subsidy fraud, and document forgery. Police are gathering evidence across several counties in central Croatia.
- Neither Croatian police nor a government spokesperson in Zagreb provided immediate comment on the arrests, as the agriculture ministry also declined to comment on the announcement.
- Recent scandals in Greece, where authorities charged dozens of stockbreeders with faking pastureland ownership, mirror this probe, leading the European Union to impose record fines and lift immunity for 13 lawmakers.
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EU prosecutors arrest 21 Croatians over suspected farm aid fraud
May 7 - The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said on Thursday it had arrested 21 Croatians, including an acting and a former public official, in a probe into possible corruption and fraud involving European Union farm subsidies. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has launched a criminal investigation into possible corruption and fraud related to European Union agricultural funds in Croatia.
EPPO launched an investigation into possible corruption and abuse of EU funds for agriculture
Corruption probe in Croatia over EU farm funds
Authorities in Croatia have started a probe into potential corruption and fraud involving agricultural funds from the EU. The investigation and “evidence-gathering activities” are being carried out at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). Investigations were carried out in several counties in Croatia yesterday (Tuesday, May 5). The investigation concerns several Croatian nationals suspected of committing the criminal off…
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