The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has indicted six defendants over an alleged €7 million fraud involving EU-funded tugboats in Romania. EPPO filed the indictment with the Iași Court following the suspected fraudulent purchase of two tugboats connected to EU funding. The case targets four public officials from the Lower Danube River Administration (AFDJ Galați), as well as an individual and a company. The matter centres on allegations tied to the procurement process for the two tugboats, with the defendants accused of wrongdoing linked to the EU money involved. The latest status is that the defendants have been indicted and the case is now before the Iași Court.