All news on the topic: Public Procurement
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Covid inquiry says Tory PPE procurement wasted billions and favoured politically connected firms
Tory ministers gave pals “favourable treatment” when buying PPE during the pandemic as Britain’s carers were left unprotected, the Covid-19 Inquiry has found.
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EPPO indicts 15 suspects over €3.5m EU education fraud scheme in Portugal
The EPPO in Portugal indicted 12 individuals and three companies for defrauding RRF-funded public education projects.
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10 convicted in Croatian €2.8m EU corruption case as EPPO targets wider network
A Zagreb court has convicted ten individuals following an EPPO indictment for corruption and EU fund misuse involving the Ministry of Culture and the Faculty of Geodesy.
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Hungary to abolish Orbán-era foundations controlling billions in state assets
Bálint Ruff, the minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, signed the decision, meaning that at the end of July the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation (MCC) will cease to exist, along with all “public-interest asset management foundations performing public duties” (KEKVA).
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Indonesian court convicts ex-minister Nadiem Makarim over $125 million school laptop scandal
An Indonesian court on Tuesday ruled that Nadiem Makarim, co-founder of tech firm Gojek and a former education minister, was guilty of some charges in a corruption case and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
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Mone and Barrowman sued as government fights to recover £122m PPE Medpro losses
Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman are among individuals being sued in an attempt to recover some of the millions owed to the government by his collapsed company, PPE Medpro.
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EU Parliament orders far-right Patriots group to repay €276,000 over misuse of funds
The European Parliament has ruled that the far-right Patriots for Europe must give back €276,967 in EU funds it says the group misused during the second half of 2024, according to a confidential report seen by POLITICO.
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MPs demand answers over illegal UK arms shipment to Israel via Belgium
Over 60 MPs and Lords have demanded answers regarding illegal shipments of weaponry from Britain to Israel via Belgium.
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Orban-era corruption claims deepen as Hungary watchdog chief is charged
Hungary’s national anti-corruption watchdog has alleged that billions were misappropriated during the Orbán era. But prosecutors told OCCRP that the watchdog’s own president is now facing criminal charges.
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Nearly all EU parties breached finance rules in 2024 campaign, Parliament report says
Parliament’s finance report says almost all parties and foundations were found to have broken the rules.
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Fire Point and a “parachute” for investors: the “Timur Mindich tapes” mention Rustem Umerov, Serhiy Shefir and schemes involving hundreds of millions
From Chernyshov’s “karma” to bulletproof vests provided at a moment’s notice
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Latvian court seizes luxury car, property and €230k in EPPO-linked EU fraud probe
The Riga City Court (Latvia) has ordered the confiscation of a luxury vehicle and a real estate property located in the center of the Latvian capital, as well as €230,000 in bank accounts.
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Public officials among 20 detained in €1.5m procurement corruption probe
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has dismantled an organized crime group involving public officials suspected of wrongdoing in public procurement procedures.
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Ukraine’s Centrenergo and a $3.5 million advance: how a shell company took the money and the investigation began vanishing
The state energy giant Centrenergo has found itself at the center of a scandal — and wants no one to know about it.
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