Overview

• The European Parliament administration forwarded an internal audit to the Budget Control Committee estimating at least €4.33 million in illicit spending by the now-dissolved far-right Identity and Democracy group.
• The audit flagged diversion of funds through uncompetitive service and advertising contracts to companies linked to Alternative for Germany and Rassemblement National affiliates.
• Approximately €700,000 was donated to unrelated associations and initiatives that benefited individuals with personal ties to party members.
• Budget Control Committee chair Niclas Herbst plans to lodge a formal complaint with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the audit’s findings.
• The EU’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) is expected to launch its own investigation once the committee receives the audit report.