STRASBOURG — The European anti-fraud watchdog is considering opening an investigation into the secretary-general of the far-right Patriots for Europe group over the alleged misuse of €4 million of European Parliament funds, according to a spokesperson for the office. In summer 2025, the Parliament’s finance department found that the now-defunct Identity and Democracy group — then home to Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, Santiago Abascal’s Vox, and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ ANO party —