# EU prosecutors raid far-right group offices

> European prosecutors searched the Patriots group's offices at the European Parliament on suspicion of irregular spending by its predecessor, Identity and Democracy.
- Title: EU prosecutors raid far-right group offices · POLITICO
- Summary: European prosecutors searched the Patriots group's offices at the European Parliament on suspicion of irregular spending by its predecessor, Identity and…
- Keywords: european parliament, patriots group, identity and democracy, european prosecutors, eu funding, far-right, rassemblement national, financial investigation, politics, world, prosecutors, raid
- Source: POLITICO — https://politico.eu/article/perquisitions-au-parlement-europeen-dans-une-enquete-visant-ancien-groupe-du-rn
- Published: 2026-10-21T15:36:08+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: european parliament, patriots group, identity and democracy, european prosecutors, eu funding, far-right, rassemblement national, financial investigation, politics, world
## Prosecutors search Parliament offices
Agents acting under the European Public Prosecutor's Office searched the Patriots group's offices at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday morning.
## Inquiry targets predecessor group spending
The searches investigate suspected irregularities in European fund use by the former Identity and Democracy group.
## Patriots claim no legal link
The Patriots group says there is no legal continuity with Identity and Democracy and that they are not targeted by the searches.When Identity and Democracy dissolved in two thousand twenty-four, many members joined the Patriots.

> there is no legal continuity with the group ID, and they are not targeted by the searches
## Patriots ordered to repay funds
In two thousand twenty-five, Parliament's finance service ordered the Patriots to return two hundred seventy-six thousand nine hundred sixty-seven euros of European funds spent irregularly in the second half of two thousand twenty-four through similar…
## Key takeaway

EU prosecutors raided the Patriots group at the European Parliament investigating suspected irregular use of European funds by the former Identity and Democracy group.