Cyprus playing no part in ongoing European VAT fraud probe

Cypriot authorities have had no involvement in an ongoing European VAT fraud investigation other than the sharing of information, it was reported on Tuesday.

Citing sources in Cyprus familiar with the issue, the Cyprus News Agency said that so far authorities on the island have cooperated in the criminal probe “in the context of the mechanisms of the European Public Prosecutor’s office which operate in EU member-states and which cooperate with the central offices of Eppo in Luxembourg”....