PATRIOTS FOR EUROPE SECRETARY-GENERAL UNDER NEW SCRUTINY FOR ALLEGED EU FUNDS MISUSE
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27.04.2026


EU Observer (26 April 2026)

Nikolaj NIELSEN

 

A senior member of the far-right Patriots for Europe in the European Parliament could face an anti-fraud investigation over allegations of millions of misspent EU funds.

On Friday (24 April), the Brussels-based office of Transparency International campaign group submitted a complaint to the EU’s anti-fraud office, Olaf.

They want an investigation into Philip Claeys over allegations some €4.3m were misspent during his time as secretary general of the hard-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group, which dissolved in 2024 before morphing into the more powerful and larger Patriots.

 

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