Croatia’s State Attorney’s Office (DORH) sent 25 cases to the EPPO after 10 November, the date after which it was obliged to send cases that could be within the EPPO’s remit. By 10 November, DORH had sent ten cases, including the one which resulted in the arrest of former EU funds minister Gabrijela Žalac.
The fact that there are 35 cases on the table does not mean that as many investigations are underway, Jutarnji List said, adding that the cases were sent by DORH due to suspicion of misappropriation of EU funds.
The EPPO investigates and prosecutes fraud and other offences which affect the financial interests of the EU, such as fraud involving revenues, expenditures or VAT, the laundering of money gained by defrauding the EU budget, active or passive corruption or embezzlement affecting the EU’s financial interests, and involvement in criminal organisations whose activities are aimed at committing crimes against the EU budget.
