EU Financial Interests & Fraud Report 2024

by name voted on 28.04.2026

Summary

An annual report analyzing the state of fraud and irregularities affecting the EU budget in 2024, highlighting rising fraud amounts and calling for better digital detection tools.

10 28.04.2026

Report

economy

finance

taxation

government

criminal law

budgetary control

public administration

public finance and budget policy

Key points

In 2024, while the number of reported irregularities was slightly lower than in previous years, the financial value associated with fraud cases saw a massive increase.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has shown steady growth in its number of investigations, indictments, and judicial convictions.
There remains a significant gap between the amounts recommended for recovery by anti-fraud bodies and the actual funds successfully recovered.
VAT fraud continues to be a major threat, causing estimated losses of billions of euros to the EU budget.

Vote

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Total

Speeches

24 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE

Raquel GARCÍA HERMIDA-VAN DER WALLE

Renew

1:18 min

18. Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 (debate)

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

PPE

2:15 min

18. Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 (debate)

Documents (PDFs)

DRAFT REPORT on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 REPORT on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024

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