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In 2024, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) recommended the recovery of more than €870 million in misused EU funds, according to its annual report released today. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and projects which improve the lives …
A new ordinance complements anti-fraud measures aimed at protecting EU financial interests through European funds allocated to Romania under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and projects which improve the lives of …
From 16 to 20 June, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) jointly delivered the Anti-Fraud Intelligence Analysis training (AFIA2025) in Budapest, Hungary. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and …
On 3 – 4 February 2026, OLAF experts delivered a two-day training course in Athens for 100 financial analysts and investigators from the Directorate ?gainst Organised Crime. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and projects which improve the …
OLAF has played a key role in supporting the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in its criminal investigation codenamed “Calypso”, which targeted a complex scheme involving the fraudulent import of textiles, footwear, e-scooters, e-bikes, and other goods into the European Union CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The …
The European Anti-Fraud Office played an important coordination role in a large-scale joint operation that dismantled a cross-border criminal network involved in the illicit production and smuggling of counterfeit cigarettes, with estimated evaded duties totalling approximately €9.8 million. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances …
The European Anti-Fraud Office’s (OLAF) new Director-General Petr Klement starts his role today. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and projects which improve the lives of citizens across the EU and beyond. The improper use of funds provided …
A far-reaching investigation coordinated by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has played a central part in uncovering a sophisticated criminal network in Ukraine which engaged in mass production and counterfeiting of agrochemical products. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of …
Following a referral from the European Anti-Fraud Office, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment on 17 July 2025 at the Slovak Specialised Court against one individual and one company in connection with suspected fraud involving the European Regional Development Fund. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? …
Today the European Commission adopted its 2024 Annual Report on the protection of the EU’s financial interests (‘PIF’ report). CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and projects which improve the lives of citizens across the EU and beyond. …
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) announces the departure of Ville Itälä, who has concluded his non-renewable seven-year term as Director-General of OLAF. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and projects which improve the lives of citizens across the …
On 27-28 January, OLAF organised the annual meeting of the OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators Network in Brussels, bringing together over 50 participants from 22 Member States alongside colleagues from EU bodies and institutions. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes …
The European Anti-Fraud Office has coordinated a complex cross-border investigation into the suspected circumvention of European Union sanctions against Russia involving the export of over 760 transport vehicles from the EU, with the assistance of national authorities. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances …
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in cooperation with Finnish Customs, organised the Annual OLAF Tobacco Conference from 16-18 September in Helsinki, Finland. The event focused on the latest fraud trends and challenges in order to strengthen the fight against tobacco fraud. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The …
On 16–17 September, in cooperation with the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine, OLAF experts delivered a two-day training for Ukrainian customs and law enforcement officers in Moldova on Open Source Intelligence. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide …
The European Anti-Fraud Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office hosted the international conference “Ordered, counterfeited, unmasked: the global fight against e-commerce fakes” on 7–8 October in Alicante, Spain. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and projects which improve …
Strengthening anti-fraud cooperation with EU enlargement countries was at the centre of the 2025 AFCOS Seminar, organised by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and held in Tirana (Albania) on 8–9 October. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances a wide range of programmes and …
On the margins of the 2025 AFCOS Seminar held in Tirana on 8–9 October, OLAF’s Acting Director-General Salla Saastamoinen met with senior Albanian counterparts to discuss ongoing cooperation in protecting the EU’s financial interests and supporting Albania’s progress towards EU accession. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European …
The InvestigAid 2025 Conference, held from 22 to 24 October in Bucharest, brought together investigators, auditors and external aid experts from the EU and beyond to examine new patterns – and risks – affecting international development assistance. CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget finances …
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) led a large-scale joint customs operation conducted by the customs administrations of 40 partner countries in Asia and Europe under the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), with the support of the World Customs Organization (WCO). CLICK HERE to read this article and more on OLAF. What is OLAF? The European Union budget …