Annual report 2023

In 2021, we started to work, and proved that a transnational prosecutor’s office is a viable concept. In 2022, we showed that the scale of fraud affecting the financial interests of the EU, in particular on the revenue side of the budget, has been underestimated for too long. In 2023, the level of awareness about the EPPO among European citizens increased, as indicated by the 2 494 crime reports from private parties (29% more than in 2022). The detection of EU fraud by the responsible national authorities has also continued to improve, with 1 562 crime reports (24% more than in 2022). In total, we received and processed 4 187 crime reports (26% more than in 2022). It is also true that this enhanced level of detection applied to an increasing volume of the EU’s financial interests as, notably, the first investments under NextGenerationEU funding began to be implemented.