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Raids in Europe over alleged far-right embezzlement: EU prosecutors

Raids in Europe over alleged far-right embezzlement: EU prosecutors
France 24 Wednesday 01 July 2026, 19:16 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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EU prosecutors said Tuesday they were conducting searches in France and other countries into alleged misappropriation of EU funds by a defunct far-right group in the European parliament, Identity and Democracy. The ID group contained MEPs from a range of Eurosceptic parties including France's National Rally (RN), Italy's League and the Alternative for Germany. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Dublin.

EU prosecutors said Tuesday they were conducting searches in France and other countries into alleged misappropriation of EU funds by a defunct far-right group in the European parliament, Identity and Democracy. The ID group contained MEPs from a range of Eurosceptic parties including France's National Rally (RN), Italy's League and the Alternative for Germany. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Dublin. Keywords for this article
Europe (LOCATION) EU (ORG) France (LOCATION) European (ORG) Identity and Democracy (ORG) ID (ORG) Eurosceptic (ORG) National Rally (ORG) Italy (LOCATION) the Alternative for Germany (ORG) Dave Keating (PERSON) Dublin (LOCATION)
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