EC ends firm contracts over inquiry into Eurostat fraud

CONTRACTS with four companies were terminated yesterday as investigations continue into fraud claims at Eurostat, the EU’s statistics arm.

Millions of euro may have disappeared in the 14 years since the fraud began and so far three of the most senior people in Eurostat have been relieved of their positions.

The European Commission announced yesterday it was ending contracts with four companies that carried out work for Eurostat. They are Planistat, CESD, 2SDA and TES.