Regulatory Watch News

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  Poland: Six detained in probe into €900 000 flood compensation fraud

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  August 28, 2026

  At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), six individuals were detained yesterday, as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving €900 000 in compensation to companies for losses caused by floods. Between December 2024 and November 2025, representatives of three companies submitted claims for compensation, supported by documents intended to certify losses during the floods that devastated south-western Poland in September 2024.

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  Growing number of data requests and complex legal landscape among key challenges for accessing electronic evidence

  Europol

  August 28, 2026

    The SIRIUS Electronic Evidence Situation Report, published today by Europol and Eurojust presents the current challenges law enforcement, judicial authorities, and service providers face when accessing electronic evidence. The report also looks ahead at the upcoming EU e-Evidence legislative package that will make it easier and faster to obtain evidence, while safeguarding fundamental rights.

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  France: EPPO indicts two suspects in investigation into fraud involving ERASMUS+ funds

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  August 27, 2026

  (Luxembourg, 27 August 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France) has filed an indictment before the Paris Criminal Court against two individuals residing in Germany and Switzerland following an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud of €240 000 in ERASMUS+ funding. The investigation concerns an educational project related to children's literacy for which a French non-profit organisation, headed by the two suspects, received €240 000 under the ERASMUS+ programme between 2016 and 2019. The project was financed through a grant awarded by the French ERASMUS+ agency.