By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
VAT fraud has emerged as a key area of financial crime in the EU, with “almost systemic involvement” of criminal organizations, the EPPO (European Public Prosecutor’s Office) said.
The organization’s latest annual report said that, at the end of 2024, the EPPO had a total of 2,666 active investigations, an increase of 38% since the previous year.
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