The European Public Prosecutor's Office searched the Patriots for Europe group's administrative offices in the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg, the group said Wednesday. The searches are part of a graft and funding probe into its now-defunct predecessor, the Identity and Democracy group; Patriots for Europe says there is no legal continuity between them.
WHO:The European Public Prosecutor's Office
WHAT:searched the Patriots for Europe group's administrative offices in the European Parliament
WHEN:Oct 21, 2026
WHERE:Brussels and Strasbourg, Belgium and France
WHY:The searches are part of an investigation into alleged mismanagement of funds by the group's now-defunct predecessor.
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