- 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
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