VAT fraud clampdown: international scam with memory cards uncovered in the Netherlands
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: VAT fraud clampdown: international scam with memory cards uncovered in the Netherlands Description: On 10 February 2021, the investigation service of the Dutch tax authorities -FIOD (Fiscale Inlichtingen en OpsporingsDienst) busted a criminal network involved in international VAT fraud with electronic devices traded via an online company. Fraudsters established a complex trading scheme with Secure Digital (SD) memory cards for electronic devices, which is believed to have defrauded the Dutch treasury of an estimated €9 million between 2017 and 2019.
Irish family-based gang targeted in probe into €4 million laundering
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Irish family-based gang targeted in probe into €4 million laundering Description: On 10 February, the Criminal Asset Bureau of the Irish National Police (An Garda Síochána) took action against a criminal gang suspected of large-scale money laundering. Fund transfers in excess of €4 million were identified from other jurisdictions to Irish bank accounts linked to members of this criminal network. The gang is believed to have made this money from illegal activity across Europe.
The European Investment Bank and Raiffeisenverband Salzburg support regional companies with a further €100 million
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: The European Investment Bank and Raiffeisenverband Salzburg support regional companies with a further €100 million Description: Raiffeisenverband Salzburg (RVS) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are intensifying their cooperation. Due to high demand for loans, RVS has signed a further €30 million financing agreement with the EU bank. This is the first tranche of an overall sum of €50 million for which RVS has secured the EIB’s agreement. To provide clear impetus for investment in the region, the new loan volume will also be doubled by Raiffeisen Salzburg to €100 million in the coming years.
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Plenary highlights: Covid-19 recovery, vaccines, circular economy | News | European Parliament Description: MEPs approved the EU’s key instrument to help countries recover from Covid-19, debated the vaccines situation and called for tighter recycling rules.
SIRIUS Annual Advisory Board Meeting: Celebrating a Full Partnership Between Europol and Eurojust
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: SIRIUS Annual Advisory Board Meeting: Celebrating a Full Partnership Between Europol and Eurojust Description: With more than 1,200 new registered members last year, the release of the EU Digital Evidence Situation Report 2020 and a growing hub of information and resources for EU authorities, the SIRIUS project hosted yesterday its annual Advisory Board meeting to present its 2020 main achievements.
Press release - EU is right place to tackle pandemic, but reform is needed, latest survey finds
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: EU is right place to tackle pandemic, but reform is needed, latest survey finds | News | European Parliament Description: The Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened citizens’ beliefs that the European Union is the right place to develop effective solutions to tackle its effects.