PIF crimes

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23 February 2022|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust supported the Romanian and Italian authorities in an investigation that concluded with the indictment of five Italian citizens accused of defrauding the EU of at least EUR 800 000 worth of EU agricultural funds. The fraudsters and four companies they set up first face trial in Romania. A...
01 June 2021|NEWS
A new chapter is opened today in the protection of the European Union’s budget and the strengthening of its anti-fraud architecture with the operational start of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). Based in Luxembourg, the EPPO will be responsible for investigating, prosecuting and...
15 February 2021|PRESS RELEASE
Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) have signed a Working Arrangement laying out the detailed practical modalities of their cooperation in the fight against crimes affecting the European Union’s financial interests. The Arrangement was signed by European Chief Prosecutor Ms...
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Crimes against the financial interests of the European Union (PIF crimes, as defined in Directive (EU) 2017/1371) not only affect the Union’s financial interests but they also harm its reputation and credibility. These crimes include fraud related to the EU budget, large scale VAT fraud affecting...