According to the EPPO, 5 billion euros have been defrauded from the corona recovery fund.
Justice & Anti-CorruptionEuropean Union
- Omissions
- The figure refers to suspected fraud under investigation, not confirmed or proven fraud. The EPPO reported 512 active cases tied to the recovery fund involving almost 2,000 suspects by end of 2025. The fraud represents approximately 21% of all EPPO cases. The sources used are secondary (journalistic) rather than primary EPPO reports.
- Sources
- SecondaryFollow the Money (FTM EU)EPPO handling more than 500 fraud investigations related to EU pandemic recovery fund with €5 billion suspected defrauded
- SecondaryMalta IndependentBy end of 2025, EPPO had 512 active cases tied to recovery fund involving almost 2,000 suspects; €5bn in suspected fraud
- SecondaryBrussels SignalEPPO suspects €5 billion defrauded from EU pandemic recovery fund (RRF); fraud involves false information, inflated costs, misdirected funds