In the latest case from Croatia, 670,000 euros were embezzled.
AgricultureCroatia
- Error detected
- The claim states that 670,000 euros were embezzled. According to EPPO, the suspects attempted to unlawfully obtain a total of €670,000 in EU agricultural subsidies, but only €357,000 had actually been paid out. The €670,000 is the amount claimed in fraudulent applications, not the amount embezzled. The overstatement is approximately 87.7% (€313,000 more than the actual disbursed amount of €357,000).
- Omissions
- The MEP used the total amount fraudulently claimed (€670,000) rather than the amount actually paid out (€357,000), which is the figure that could properly be described as embezzled.
- The case is an ongoing investigation with arrests made on 7 May 2026; no convictions have been secured, so the term 'embezzled' (zamračeno) implies a definitive finding that has not yet been legally established.
- The MEP did not cite any source for the figure, making independent verification more difficult.
- Sources
- PrimaryEuropean Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)EPPO press release dated 7 May 2026: 21 suspects arrested in Croatia for suspected corruption and fraud involving agricultural funds. Suspects allegedly tried to unlawfully obtain a total of €670,000 in EU funds, of which €357,000 had already been paid out.
- SecondaryHRT – Glas Hrvatske (Croatian Radiotelevision)Suspects attempted to claim around 670,000 euros in European support, of which 357,000 euros were paid out. At least 36,000 euros in damages identified from one suspect alone.
- SecondaryBrussels WatchThe EPPO said the suspects allegedly tried to unlawfully obtain a total of €670,000 in EU funds. Of that sum, €357,000 had already been paid out.
- SecondaryTrade MagazinThe suspects claimed around 670,000 euros in undue subsidies, of which around 357,000 euros were paid and at least 36,000 euros in damages identified.