European Anti-Fraud Office

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💶Corruption damages citizens, institutions and society as a whole. On this International Anti-Corruption Day, learn how we at OLAF investigate and prevent fraud and corruption affecting the EU budget: link.europa.eu/BGWbnP

👍Clear and firm support for OLAF's work and investigations by @piotrserafin.bsky.social in yesterday’s discharge hearing @europarl.europa.eu

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💻Wrapping up OLAF's 28th Digital Forensics and Analysts training session. The 2 week event saw OLAF welcoming anti-fraud experts from across the EU to Prague to learn about the latest techniques in digital forensics and data gathering to aid in the fight against fraud.

On the second day of her visit to Cyprus acting DG
@sallaloi.bsky.social met with the Commissioner for Transparency. Salla also met customs officials at the Port of Limassol seeing at first-hand some of the practical ways that OLAF protects the EU's financial interests 💶🛡️

🧸Not Child's Play🧩OLAF played a key role in @europol.europa.eu led operation LUDUS V helping seize 7.8 million dangerous & counterfeit toys.
🤝Find out more about our coordination efforts with customs authorities in 16 EU countries and the Guardia di Finanza.
📰 link.europa.eu/qkfb3j

Strengthening cooperation 🤝Welcoming a delegation of auditors from @nikgovpl.bsky.social for a workshop focussing on our work including the lifecycle of an investigation & how we use technology to fight fraud. These workshops are crucial to building cooperation & enhancing protection of EU funds 💶🛡️

💬In a plenary on Strategic support in the fight against corruption at the EPAC/ECAN conference, our acting DG
@sallaloi.bsky.social highlighted some of the support we offer such as developing anti-fraud policy for the Commission & administering funds to protect EU financial interests.

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🛑Preventing sanctions circumvention 🤝With
@europol.europa.eu we are taking forward 'Project Transporter' that aims uphold sanctions against Russia & Belarus by preventing the export of 🚗vehicles from the EU to Russia & Belarus.
📰Find out more - link.europa.eu/PnwRqv

💬At the conference acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said 'Customs fraud harms everyone depriving public budgets of revenue & distorting fair competition. By fighting customs fraud we & EU partners protect citizens, safeguard legitimate trade and strengthen Europe’s economy & security'. 2/2

In Copenhagen with @eu2025dk.bsky.social we are hosting a high-level conference on customs fraud focusing on overcoming challenges of cross-border export fraud and how we can support EU countries in detecting, preventing & investigating this type of fraud. 1/2
👀 Press release - link.europa.eu/4B6N3X

Salla Saastamoinen and a panel during a plenary discussion with 3 other panel members.

Salla Saastamoinen and a panel during a plenary discussion with 3 other panel members.

Working smart💡In a plenary at the Conference of International Investigators in Beijing, on investigating with scarce resources, acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social explains how OLAF cooperates with global partners using flexibility, agility & prioritisation to protect EU financial interests 🌐🤝🛡️💶

💬🏦Discussing the EU anti-fraud architecture during the annual Interinstitutional Exchange of Views on OLAF our acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said that working with partners gives fresh perspectives & enhances expertise to increase protection of the EU budget and maintain trust in the EU Project.

📢The new Director-General of OLAF will be Mr Petr Klement. A Czech national, Mr Klement will join us from the European Public Prosecutor's Office, where he serves as Deputy Chief European Prosecutor. A warm welcome to OLAF!

🛍️💻Earlier this month we co-hosted a conference with the European Intellectual Property Office on tackling e-commerce fraud, bringing together major players in the sector & over 50 global customs authorities 🌐
📼Watch about what is at stake 👇
📰More on the conference link.europa.eu/wJqDgc

🌐 Working with 40 Customs partners as part of major Joint Operation 'Noxia II' 🤝 we helped seize 149.5 million of smuggled cigarettes, over 3, 000 tonnes of illicit waste & 66.5 Kilos of pseudoephedrine (a key component of methamphetamine).
📰 Read more on our press release link.europa.eu/XwttBq

EU funded research program Better Knowledge for the Next Generations (BETKONEXT) focuses on improving protection of EU's financial interests from fraud. 🛡️💶
🤝Today we're hosting a workshop on this topic with key members of the program.
More on BETKONEXT 👓 betkonext-betkosol.luiss.it

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🇪🇸 Cooperation in Action 🤝🔎

Intelligence from OLAF regarding the illicit trade of environmentally damaging F-gasses was passed to the Customs Surveillance Service of the Spanish Tax Agency resulting in the seizure of an illicit 12,000 kg shipment.

Get the details👉 shorturl.at/dx2Up

📣Speaking on the first day of the conference in Bucharest DG of The Romanian Agency for International Development Daniela Maria Dobre & OLAF Principle adviser Florin Postica said that the gathering was an excellent opportunity to foster cooperation to protect aid integrity.

Happening now: The InvestigAid Conference co-organised by Romanian Agency for International Development & OLAF, bringing together investigators, auditors & external aid experts from the EU & beyond to examine new patterns and risks affecting international development assistance🧵

Meeting with OLAF Acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social in Strasbourg Multi-annual Financial Framework Co-rapporteur Siegfried Mureșan offered strong support to OLAF's anti-fraud mission of protecting future MFFs for European tax-payers & voters. Much appreciated!

👉In Strasbourg today, OLAF Acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social is holding meetings to discuss anti-fraud policy & strong budget protection. Including with Finnish MEPs @aurasalla.bsky.social @mikaaaltola.bsky.social, @peto69.bsky.social & @spietikainen.bsky.social. 🙏 Kiitos for the fruitful discussions!

📉Happy World Statistics Day!📈
🤔Want to know the figures behind the facts of the 2024 OLAF Annual Report?
💡Dive into our statistical annex with 18 interactive tables showing OLAF's investigative performance, impact and fraud trends 📊
➡️ shorturl.at/PHYzk #WorldStatisticsDay #EUAntiFraud

🎖️Know of an EU project that made a positive impact on the life of EU citizens? Nominate it for an award! 👇

Head of OLAF's Internal Investigation Unit @janacappello.bsky.social ,who opened the workshop, said that a deep commitment from all ethics practitioners, shared good practices and increasing public scrutiny are driving positive change! 🧵2/2

🌍Following Global Ethics Day we hosted the Ethics and High-Level Public Office Holders Workshop. Discussions highlighted the importance of having appropriate tools, resources & independence to tackle challenges as well as promote transparency & integrity in public service 🧵1/2

🌍This Global Ethics Day find out how we protect ethical standards & transparency in EU institutions by investigating alleged instances of wrongdoing by those working there.
🏛️ link.europa.eu/BX9Bgd
📻Stay tuned for more, as tomorrow we host a workshop for key stakeholders on this topic.

On the margins of OLAF's AFCOS seminar for EU candidate & potential candidate countries, acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social held several meetings with key Albanian anti-fraud actors, discussing how OLAF can help protect EU funds in the country.
👓 Find out more link.europa.eu/Tv4y6M

In Albania acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social met with Head of the State Agency of Strategic Programming and Aid Coordination Eridana Çano on the key role that the agency plays in coordinating EU financial assistance in managing pre-accession funds & how OLAF can work with them to protect those funds 🤝

💬Commenting on the seminar that included representatives from 10 EU candidate & potential candidate countries. OLAF acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said “This seminar goes beyond sharing expertise; together we build trust and create practical channels of cooperation”. 🧵[2/2]

🤝OLAF's 2025 AFCOS seminar in Tirana focusing on strengthening anti-fraud cooperation with EU enlargement countries has ended. Participants discussed ways to increase transparency & protect the EU's financial interests.
Press release ➡️ link.europa.eu/pwTydg 🧵[1/2]