{"id":15535,"date":"2026-05-06T15:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/eu-prosecutors-investigate-croatia-over-suspected-farm-fund-fraud\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:14:14","slug":"eu-prosecutors-investigate-croatia-over-suspected-farm-fund-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/eu-prosecutors-investigate-croatia-over-suspected-farm-fund-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"EU prosecutors investigate Croatia over suspected farm fund fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302972\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EPPO_european_prosecutor-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EPPO_european_prosecutor.jpg\" alt=\"EU prosecutors investigate Croatia over suspected farm fund fraud\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EPPO_european_prosecutor-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[EPPO]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The European Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office (EPPO) has launched a criminal investigation into possible corruption and fraud involving European Union agricultural funds in Croatia, \u200cit has said.<\/p>\n<p>Police were gathering evidence in several counties in central Croatia, it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The probe relates to the activities of Croatian nationals suspected of abuse of office and authority, receiving and \u2060offering bribes, subsidy fraud and forgery of documents as part of a criminal association and to the detriment of the EU\u2019s financial interests, the EPPO said.<\/p>\n<p>It provided no further details in order not to endanger the outcome of the ongoing proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Croatia\u2019s agriculture ministry did not immediately comment on the EPPO\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation comes on the \u200cheels \u2060of a scandal in Greece over alleged fraud similarly related to EU farm subsidies that has shaken the centre-right government in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, European prosecutors charged dozens of Greek stockbreeders with \u2060faking ownership of pastureland to claim millions of euros in EU subsidies, allegedly with the help of state employees and conservative \u2060politicians.<\/p>\n<p>The affair has prompted ministerial resignations, led the EU last year to impose a record fine on Greece \u2060for mismanagement of the subsidies and led the Greek parliament to lift the immunity of 13 implicated lawmakers. 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