
Bulgaria: EPPO conducts searches in investigation into corruption involving EU fisheries funds
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 19 June 2025) – On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria), the Bulgarian National Police carried out several searches today, in an investigation into suspected passive corruption and abuse of office affecting EU-funded maritime and fisheries programmes. The searches targeted private residences and work premises in Sofia and Oryahovo and are linked to officials from the Directorate “Maritime Affairs and Fisheries” at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food – the managing authority of the EU funds concerned, suspected of passive corruption and abuse of office.