EU prosecutors probe possible fraud in funds for Spanish rail line hit by deadly crash
Summary
On Friday 6 November the European Public Prosecutor's Office said it had carried out investigations at the headquarters of Spain's railway infrastructure manager, its railway safety agency and its court of auditors, as part of a probe into possible fraud in the financing of the Madrid–Seville high-speed line. Investigators are examining possible misuse of EU funds earmarked for renovating the line. A train crash near Urda on 28 October killed 69 people on the line, and reports say a similar investigation into the same stretch of track was opened in March, after a January crash on the line killed 46 people. The October accident is described as one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century, and it is overshadowing Spain's general election due this month.
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Le Monde
Source ↗Le Monde reports that the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Madrid is exploring the possible misuse of EU funds earmarked for renovating the Spanish rail line involved in the crash that killed 69 people on 28 October.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that EU prosecutors have opened a fraud investigation into funds for upgrading the Madrid–Seville high-speed line, where a 28 October crash near Urda killed 69, and that a similar probe began in March after a January crash on the same line killed 46.
RTÉ
Source ↗RTÉ reports, citing prosecutors, that the European Union is investigating the possible misuse of EU funds earmarked for renovating a Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people.
The Straits Times
Source ↗The Straits Times reports that the European Public Prosecutor's Office said on Friday it had carried out investigations at the headquarters of Spain's railway infrastructure manager, its railway safety agency and its court of auditors, in a probe into possible fraud in the financing of the Madrid–Seville high-speed line.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that the EU is investigating possible misuse of EU funds for renovating the Madrid–Seville line, where the October crash killed 69 people, and that a similar investigation was opened in March after another accident on the same track.
POLITICO
Source ↗POLITICO reports that EU prosecutors have opened a second fraud probe into Spain's high-speed rail line after the fatal collision, with searches at the rail safety agency and the Court of Auditors.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that the EU prosecutor's office is carrying out probes at Spain's rail network administrator, its safety agency and its state auditors in the investigation of the fatal train crash.
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