European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Codruța Kovesi: "Organized crime is becoming increasingly stronger through the fraud of EU and national budgets. There are no clean countries."

The Chief Prosecutor of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, Laura Codruța Kovesi, stated that fraud with European funds is widespread in all EU member states, highlighting a recent scandal in Greece, where high-ranking officials were involved in the improper collection of subsidies. Kovesi mentioned that agricultural subsidies are a tempting target for corruption and called for an increase in the number of European prosecutors to combat crimes related to the EU budget. She emphasized that all member states are facing corruption and financial fraud.