European prosecutors said on Tuesday, April 8th, that they and their Croatian counterparts were searching the Croatian foreign ministry as part of a probe into the alleged illegal use of funds.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said it and Croatia’s bureau for the fight against corruption and organised crime (USKOK) were jointly conducting “urgent evidence-collecting activities … in an investigation into possible illegal use of funds at the ministry of foreign and European affairs.”
The actions come “in the wake of a criminal investigation into possible abuse of position and authority at the ministry… involving funds from the (EU’s) Internal Security Fund and the state budget of the Republic of Croatia,” it added.
“After questioning suspects, the EPPO will make a decision on further action.”
It said no details would be announced until then.Several ministers from Prime Minister Andrej Plenković’s centre-right HDZ party have stepped down amid corruption allegations since he took power in 2016.
