Three universities in Widening countries are under investigation, including the University of Zagreb, where a dean of faculty and 28 others were arrested on suspicion of fraud involving €1.7M of EU funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is currently investigating three universities in central and eastern Europe over fraud allegations involving EU funds.
The cases involve alleged procurement fraud of the EU Social Fund by Daugavpils University in Latvia, where damages are estimated at €600,000, and an investigation into Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu in Romania over suspected fraud of €1 million in Erasmus+ funds.