The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) was conducting 3,602 active investigations at the end of 2025, with an estimated loss of €67.27 billion to the European and national budgets, according to its annual report, published on Monday 2 March, which also states that the number of cases has increased by 35% compared to 2024, while the estimated amount of fraud detected has almost tripled.
Revenue fraud, in particular VAT and customs duty fraud, accounts for a significant proportion of losses.
EPPO had 981 ongoing investigations in this area, with an estimated loss of €45.01 billion, or more than two-thirds of the total.
In 2025, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office opened 2,030 new investigations, an increase of 35% over one year, for estimated damages of €48.7 billion. In addition, 275 indictments were served on national courts.
It should also be noted that the judges also authorised asset freezing orders for €1.13 billion, while €288.9 million in assets were frozen as a result of investigations by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
The report: https://aeur.eu/f/l18 (Original version in French by Nithya Paquiry)