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Polish MP Król Immunity Sought Over €448 M EU Tram Corruption

5/8/2026

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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) made its first request to the Sejm to lift MP Wojciech Król’s parliamentary immunity over alleged EU-fund corruption in the Upper Silesian-Zaglebie tram project.
The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau detained ten suspects, seized over 1 million zloty and linked the scheme to benefits of about 2.7 million zloty.
The investigation concerns 1.9 billion zloty (€448.3 million) of EU funds allocated for tram modernisation between 2007 and 2027.

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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) made its first request to the Sejm to lift MP Wojciech Król’s parliamentary immunity over alleged EU-fund corruption in the Upper Silesian-Zaglebie tram project.
The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau detained ten suspects, seized over 1 million zloty and linked the scheme to benefits of about 2.7 million zloty.
The investigation concerns 1.9 billion zloty (€448.3 million) of EU funds allocated for tram modernisation between 2007 and 2027.