{
  "id": 18500546,
  "title": "EU prosecutors open second fraud inquiry into Madrid–Seville rail line after deadly crashes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/eu-prosecutors-open-second-fraud-inquiry-into-madrid-seville-rail",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:19:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Spain in English",
    "slug": "spain-in-english",
    "url": "https://www.spainenglish.com/2026/11/06/eu-prosecutors-open-second-fraud-inquiry-into-madrid-seville-rail-line-after-deadly-crashes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "European prosecutors have opened a second investigation into allegations of fraud involving EU funding for Spain's Madrid-Seville high-speed railway, following a deadly crash near Urda that killed 69 people. The European Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed that investigators are gathering information from Adif, the State Railway Safety Agency, and Spain's Court of Auditors. This inquiry is separate from ongoing Spanish judicial proceedings and does not establish that fraud occurred or caused the accidents.",
  "summary": "European prosecutors have launched a second investigation into suspected fraud involving EU funding for Spain’s Madrid–Seville high-speed railway, this time focusing on the modernisation of safety, signalling and communications systems following the crash at Urda that killed 69 people. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) confirmed on Friday that investigators... The post EU prosecutors…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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