- EPPO had 1,927 active investigations at the end of 2023
- Estimated damage to EU budget was €19.2 billion, with €11.5 billion linked to serious cross-border VAT fraud
- 206 active investigations related to NextGenerationEU funding projects with estimated damage of over €1.8 billion
- EPPO received and processed 4,187 crime reports in 2023, a 26% increase from 2022
- 139 indictments filed in 2023, over 50% more than in 2022
- EPPO is bringing more perpetrators of EU fraud to judgment in front of national courts
Source: etaf.tax
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