The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) began its work on Tuesday investigating “economic and financial criminality” throughout the European Union (EU), as officials seek to tackle fraudulent use of Covid recovery funds.
The newly established EPPO, headed by Laura Codruta Kovesi, the former chief prosecutor of Romania’s National Anti-Corruption Directorate, will seek to address the estimated €500 million ($611 million) of EU funds that are fraudulently used every year.
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