Published on
03/07/2026 - 9:00 GMT+2
This week, The European Public Prosecutor's Office has launched a fresh wave of raids across France, Spain, Italy and Belgium. They are digging into the 4.3 million euros of EU funds allegedly misused by the European Parliament's Identity and Democracy group between 2019-2024. What’s going on?
The prosecutors are scrutinising whether the party breached public tender rules when awarding public contracts and issued irregular donations using those taxpayer funds.
Importantly, that political group is dead. It has been rebranded into the new "Patriots for Europe" coalition, led by the rising star Jordan Bardella. They are currently the third-largest force in the European Parliament.
