PP931
Analítico de Periódico
JURMA, Anca, e outro
Typologies of EU fraud : study by the National Anticorruption Directorate, Romania / Anca Jurma, Aura Amalia Constantinescu
Eucrim. The European Criminal Law Associations' Forum, n.3 (2021), p.191-195
DIREITO COMUNITÁRIO, INTERESSES FINANCEIROS DA COMUNIDADE EUROPEIA, DIREITO PENAL / Roménia
Until the European Public Prosecutor’s Office was set up, the competence for investigating and prosecuting criminal offenses against the financial interests of the EU in Romania belonged to the specialized anticorruption prosecution office, the DNA (National Anti-Corruption Directorate). The DNA looks back on 18 years of experience in tackling this type of criminality, which has resulted in a significant number of court decisions. An analysis carried out by the DNA in 2019, which was based on data obtained from convictions handed down during the period 2015-2018, brought to light the main typologies of EU fraud. The study revealed that the most frequently occurring cases of fraud concerned the claims for payment of agricultural subsidies and the implementation of projects with non-reimbursable financing. Most defendants involved in these cases operated in the private sector. However, even civil servants from the responsible authorities or mayors were also convicted for participating in EU fraud. This article presents the main findings of the study; it provides a general overview and gives examples of the most typical patterns and modi operandi of the offenders committing offences against EU funds.