US EditionEU Probes Alleged Misuse of Funds by Far-Right Lawmakers Including Ex ...
EUROPEAN UNION, JUL 8 – The probe targets over €4.3 million in alleged misuse by the far-right ID group, including fictitious contracts and improper procurement, amid broader EU fund transparency concerns.
- The European Public Prosecutor’s Office opened a formal investigation on July 8, 2025, into alleged misuse of €4.3 million by the defunct far-right Identity and Democracy group in the European Parliament.
- The investigation was initiated following reports based on a preliminary review by the European Parliament, which identified irregularities in spending and questionable procurement practices linked to parties such as France’s National Rally between 2019 and 2024.
- Identity and Democracy was formed in 2019 by French politician Marine Le Pen to unite eurosceptics aiming to return decision-making from Brussels to national capitals, but it dissolved after the June 2024 EU elections.
- Le Pen was convicted earlier in 2025 by a Paris court for misusing EU funds linked to fake parliamentary jobs and barred from elections for five years, while her ally Jordan Bardella called the probe a "new harassment operation by the European Parliament."
- The ongoing investigation could deepen legal challenges for Le Pen’s political ambitions ahead of 2027, and the European Parliament has stated it cooperates fully with authorities but clarified no individuals have been charged yet.
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In this case, they are suspected of having properly controlled companies based in Portugal, but also in Spain and France. There are 17 persons accused and 13 companies.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating identity and democracy in the European Parliament against the now dissolved right-wing group.
The European Union's prosecutor's office announced today that it has launched a formal investigation into the far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) parliamentary group, which also includes the French National Rally party, for alleged misuse of European Parliament funds.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating whether the right-wing National ID Group has illegally spent millions of EU money. The former European Parliament Group is said to have distributed the money illegally to animal welfare associations, anti-abortionists and lovely companies.
The abuse is 4.3 million euros by the inactive far-right parliamentary group "Identity and Democracy" which was formed at the initiative of Le Pen.
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