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World News

EU countries lose €15bn in tax revenues to counterfeiting: report

Although the economic losses to counterfeiting are huge, the bloc's intellectual property office also flagged that the consequences on public health, consumer safety and the environment are "even more serious".

10/06/2020

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Spanish police uncover underground counterfeit cigarette factory

It's thought to be the first of its kind in the European Union

21/02/2020

Germany

European police arrest 11 in counterfeit euro banknotes investigation

The criminal group had sold more than 26,000 counterfeit banknotes worth €1.3 million

16/12/2019

France

#MovieMoney: French police warn of fake bank notes in circulation

Fake bank notes create filmic furore. Made to be used in films, the shonky sheets have been circulated in eastern France and beyond

20/11/2019

World News

EU customs seized €740 million worth of fake goods in 2018

Pierre Moscovici, the Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs added that the job of customs officers "is made even more difficult by the rise in small packages entering the EU through online sales."

20/09/2019

Zimbabwe

Erectile dysfunction medication in soft drinks?

In total, an estimated €117 million worth of food and drink was seized

21/06/2019

Cult

Versailles, fake chairs, and a French antiques scandal

An art scandal is brewing in France after the arrest of two respected antiques dealers on suspicion of selling fake furniture to Versailles.

07/09/2016

World News

The dangerous and illegal trade in counterfeit medicines

Look in your medicine cabinet, reflect on the those pills you may have taken for a recent flu. How do you know they are not fake? Counterfeit

11/02/2016

Italy

Italian police find fake euros worth millions

Police in the southern Italian city of Naples have uncovered a factory used for making fake euro notes. The forgers had already make some nine

03/07/2015

Italy

Dozens arrested in Italy counterfeit cash crackdown

26/11/2014

My Europe Series

Consumer concerns around 3D printing

11/04/2014

Focus

Food fraud - the EU's battle against counterfeit comestibles

28/02/2014

My Europe Series

Festive fakes - how counterfeiters are cashing in on Christmas

11/12/2013

My Europe Series

Internet sharing impact of ACTA

16/03/2012