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EU prosecutors probe fraud claims over funds for Spanish rail line hit by deadly crash

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What happened EU prosecutors probe fraud claims over funds for Spanish rail line hit by deadly crash.
The headline split Euronews frames it as "EU prosecutors probe fraud claims over funds for Spanish rail line hit by deadly crash". The Local (Europe) frames it as "EU investigating fraud in Spain's deadly crash rail line".
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EuronewsNews report · Nov 6, 11:08 AM

EU prosecutors probe fraud claims over funds for Spanish rail line hit by deadly crash

EU prosecutors have opened a fraud investigation into funds for upgrading Spain’s Madrid–Seville high-speed line, where a 28 October crash near Urda killed 69. A similar probe began in Marc...

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RTE IrelandNews report · Nov 6, 11:21 AM

EU investigating fraud in Spain's deadly crash rail line

The European Union is investigating the possible misuse of EU funds earmarked for the renovation of a Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people, prosecutors said today.

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The Straits TimesNews report · Nov 6, 11:43 AM

EU prosecutor searches Spanish rail bodies in fraud probe

BRUSSELS, Nov 6 - The European Public Prosecutor's Office said on Friday it had carried out investigations at the headquarters of Spain's railway infrastructure manager, its railway safety...

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The Local (Europe)News report · Nov 6, 11:44 AM

EU investigating fraud in Spain's deadly crash rail line

The European Union is investigating the possible misuse of EU funds earmarked for the renovation of a Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people, prosecutors said Friday.

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