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European Public Prosecutor's Office reports record cross-border fraud caseload (2024)
By the end of 2024 the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the EU's independent body investigating crimes against the Union budget, reported about 2,666 active investigations covering an estimated EUR 24.8 billion in alleged damage, having opened more than 1,500 new cases in 2024 and frozen hundreds of millions of euros in assets. The figures underscored the EPPO's growing role in supranational accountability for fraud, corruption and money laundering affecting EU funds.
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By the end of 2024 the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the EU's independent body investigating crimes against the Union budget, reported about 2,666 active investigations covering an estimated EUR 24.8 billion in alleged damage, having opened more than 1,500 new cases in 2024 and frozen hundreds of millions of euros in assets. The figures underscored the EPPO's growing role in supranational accountability for fraud, corruption and money laundering affecting EU funds.
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