- EPPO investigations increased by 38% in 2024.
- Estimated damage to the EU budget reached 24.8 billion euros.
- More than half of the damage is linked to cross-border VAT fraud.
- Over 1,500 new investigations were opened in 2024.
- EPPO handled 311 active cases related to NextGenerationEU.
- Estimated damage for subsidy fraud reached 2.8 billion euros.
- EPPO processed 6,547 crime reports in 2024.
- Over 70% of crime reports came from private parties.
Source: etaf.tax
Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.
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