The right-wing EU group is named Patriots for Europe. A test shows: The group used EU money the wrong way. It is about 277,000 Euro from the year 2024. The group broke rules for donations.
The group gave money to sports clubs. These clubs are on the islands Martinique and Guadeloupe. Jordan Bardella leads the group. The party FPÖ is also in this group. This group is the third strongest in the EU Parliament.
The group has the money for the payback ready. A committee votes on Wednesday about the next steps. The politician Daniel Freund wants hard punishments. He wants the public prosecutor to check the case well. The group says nothing about the accusations.