• As part of an EPPO investigation into corruption and subsidy fraud related to EU agricultural funds, 20 people were arrested in several Croatian counties.
  • The investigation covers 12 family farms, and among those arrested is an active employee of the Agency for Payments in Agriculture.
  • Irregularities include reporting land areas without valid documents in the ARKORD system and falsifying manure application programs.
  • State Secretary Tugomir Majdak confirmed that the system detected the irregularities and reported them to the EPPO.
  • A former agency employee allegedly assisted in the fraud, and the investigation has been ongoing for a year.

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