The number of reported instances of misuse of EU money in Sweden increased last year according to a report seen by Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
But although the number of reported cases was up 34% from 2001-2002 , the cost of the misuse fell by 16%.
According to the report from the Swedish government’s Economics Crimes Bureau (Eksbrottsmyndigheten), in 2001, 80 instances of fraud were reported, compared with 107 in 2002.
In 2001 the deficit was 37 million Swedish kro...
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