EGMONT: Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks as Colombia's congress opens its new session, in Bogota, Colombia July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita/File Phot
The Egmont Group has suspended Colombia’s access to its secure information-sharing platform.
The move by the global body of FIUs (financial intelligence units) follows Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s decision to disclose data obtained from the group during a televised speech.
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Czechia: EPPO conducts searches in probe into employment training subsidy fraud
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 16 June 2026) – On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Ostrava (Czechia), national law enforcement authorities carried out searches on 10 and 11 June 2026, as part of an investigation into suspected fraud involving funds intended for employee training, financed by the EU under the National Recovery Plan.
A total of 32 residential and non-residential searches were conducted by the Police of the Czech Republic (Policie České republiky), namely the Regional Directorate of the Police of the Moravian-Silesian Region, Economic Crime Department (Krajské ředitelství policie Moravskoslezského kraje, Odbor hospodářské kriminality).