(Luxembourg, 27 April 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is leading an investigation into suspected corruption and procurement fraud related to the acquisition of medical equipment, with searches carried out in Bucharest, Bra?ov and Mure? last week.
The investigation concerns a public procurement procedure for medical equipment worth approximately €1.5 million, conducted during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021. Based on the evidence, the tender specifications were allegedly tailored to favour a specific company, which ultimately won the contract.
It is suspected that representatives of the company offered bribes to public officials of the Bra?ov County Emergency Hospital, in exchange for ensuring that the procurement procedure was arranged in their favour. In addition, civil servants involved in the procurement process are believed to have…
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