European Prosecutors Search Patriots Group Offices in EU Funds Misuse Probe
The probe centers on alleged misuse of at least €4.3 million in EU funds by the former Identity and Democracy group, auditors said.
- The European Public Prosecutor's Office raided the offices of the Patriots in Brussels and Strasbourg on Wednesday, investigating the alleged misuse of more than €4 million in European funds.
- Since last July, the anti-graft body has been investigating alleged misappropriation of European funds by Identity and Democracy between 2019 and 2024, before the group dissolved after the 2024 elections.
- Jean-Paul Garraud, a National Rally MEP, stated the searches targeted "the offices of former ID staff members." The Patriots group insisted it is "not involved in the ongoing investigation."
- Under The Parliament's rules, a political group is treated as "the successor" of a dissolved one and liable for remaining debt, potentially making the Patriots responsible for more than €4 million.
- The Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control argued in September that European funds wrongly spent by Identity and Democracy should be repaid by the Patriots once the investigation closes.
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Searches were conducted this morning in offices of the European Parliament in Strasbourg and Brussels. The raids are part of the ongoing investigation into possible misuse of EU funds by the disbanded far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group. This group was dissolved in 2024 and was succeeded by Patriots for Europe (PfE). According to PfE, searches were conducted in administrative offices of the disbanded ID group. The PfE leadership states …
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The European Public Prosecutor's Office has searched the offices of the Patriots Group, which is about possible abuse of 4.3 million euros by members of the dissolved ID Group.
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