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EU opens fraud probe into Spanish rail safety funds
Prosecutors investigate possible fraud in EU-funded upgrades on the Madrid-Seville line after a fatal October crash killed 69 people.
In brief
Prosecutors investigate possible fraud in EU-funded upgrades on the Madrid-Seville line after a fatal October crash killed 69 people. EU prosecutors are investigating possible fraud in EU funds for safety upgrades on Spain's Madrid-Seville high-speed rail line following a crash that killed 69 people on October…
Fraud probe into rail safety funds
The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating possible fraud involving EU funds for safety, signaling and communications upgrades on Spain's rail network.
Crash killed 69 near Urda
The EPPO probe covers Spain's Madrid-Seville high-speed railway line, where 69 people were killed in a collision near Urda, in Toledo province, on October twenty-eighth.
Two Spanish officials resign
Transport Minister Óscar Puente resigned Tuesday, calling his decision a matter of political dignity. Adif President Luis Pedro Marco de la Peña quit Wednesday, less than twenty-four hours later.
“a matter of political dignity”
What to remember
EU prosecutors are investigating possible fraud in EU funds for safety upgrades on Spain's Madrid-Seville high-speed rail line following a crash that killed 69 people on October twenty-eighth.
