Irregular contracts connected to Begoña Gómez under investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Question for written answer E-002511/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Jorge Buxadé Villalba (PfE), Hermann Tertsch (PfE) Subject: Irregular contracts connected to Begoña Gómez under investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is investigating Juan Carlos Barrabés (businessman and co-director of a master’s programme at Complutense University), Begoña Gómez (wife of the Spanish President and other co-director of the master’s programme) and a manager at Red.es as part of its investigation into the alleged misuse of funds, influence peddling and misconduct in several EU-funded public contracts. The investigation found evidence that procurement processes had been manipulated, with subjective overvaluations made on the basis of recommendations from individuals such as Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez. In particular, the company backed by Begoña Gómez was awarded three contracts amounting to EUR 10.2 million, under the European Social Fund and NextGenerationEU. Considering the above: 1. Is the Commission aware of the cases that EPPO is currently investigating in relation to Begoña Gómez? 2. Has the Commission alerted OLAF of this issue and requested information from the Spanish authorities to ensure that the EU’s financial interests are safeguarded? 3. Will the Commission launch regulatory procedures to recuperate these public funds if it were to be proven that they were awarded irregularly? Submitted:...