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The Debrecen District Public Prosecution Office has submitted an indictment against two representatives of foundations that misused EU and national funds.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) organised a two-day seminar for Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS) of the EU candidate countries and potential candidates.

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From 7th to 11th of August AFCOS Latvia hosted colleagues from Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine to share experience on protection of EU financial interests and measures to combat fraud.

Investigations carried out by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) have pointed to possible irregularities in the implementation of a railway infrastructure project in Bulgaria.

Today the European Commission has adopted its 2022 Annual Report on the protection of the EU’s financial interests (‘PIF’ report). The overall number of cases of fraud and irregularities detected and reported slightly increased in 2022, the report shows.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) supported the authorities in the Tulcea County in Romania in an important operation to prevent and combat the trafficking of toxic products.

The Greek authorities have seized 15.6 tonnes of illicit refrigerant gases thanks to support provided by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).

In 2022, Romania's Fight Against Fraud Department reconfirmed its position as national coordinator of the fight against fraud and as reliable partner of the European institutional actors involved in combating fraud, corruption and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the EU.

On 5 July, OLAF hosted a series of multilateral and bilateral meetings with the senior management of NABU, SAPO and USAID.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Group Internal Audit Vice Presidency of the World Bank Group (GIA) signed an Administrative Cooperation Arrangement on fighting fraud, corruption, misuse of funds and other illegal activities.

National authorities from the EU and beyond, as well as NGOs and industry representatives, gathered at the headquarters of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in Brussels on 21-22 June to exchange intelligence and coordinate action on the enforcement of trade sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Group Internal Audit Vice Presidency of the World Bank Group (GIA) signed an Administrative Cooperation Arrangement on fighting fraud, corruption, misuse of funds and other illegal activities.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) assisted 20 Member States seize thousands of fake and illicit toys worth millions of euros under Europol’s operation LUDUS III, which was also supported by the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the World Customs Organisation.

In 2022 the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) protected €600 million of EU taxpayers’ money by recommending the recovery of over €426 million to the EU budget from fraud and irregularities, and by safeguarding a further €200 million.

The European Anti-Fraud Office signed a cooperation agreement with the French National Council of Commercial Court Clerks and GIE Infogreffe who provides the distribution of legal and economic information on business companies on behalf of all of the Registries of all French commercial courts.

On 10 May 2023, the European Anti-Fraud Office participated in a coordinated operation that resulted in the seizure of 1.5 tonnes of live eels, seized from clandestine incubators in France and Spain.

On 24-25 April 2023, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law (MPI-CSL) welcomed 80 legal practitioners and academics to Freiburg, Germany, for a conference dedicated to legal anti-fraud research.

​​​​​​​The financial impact of detected fraud against the EU budget continued to decline in 2020, according to the annual report on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests (PIF report) adopted by the European Commission today.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) signed an administrative cooperation arrangement with the State Audit Service of Ukraine (SAS). The arrangement strengthens OLAF’s international network and is expected to improve the cooperation between OLAF and SAS.