- EPPO conducted searches in Plovdiv Municipality and a company over suspected procurement fraud in a green space project.
- The project, worth €1.53 million and co-financed by the EU, aimed to improve urban green areas in Plovdiv.
- Suspicions include falsified documentation with inflated quantities and prices, and abuse of power by former municipal officials in 2022-2023.
- The searches aimed to gather evidence for the ongoing investigation.
- All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Source: eppo.europa.eu
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