European Anti-Fraud Office

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💘Nothing beats true love, well apart from genuine goods.
🤝That is why we work with partners to protect against the trade in counterfeit goods.
👀This Valentine's Day find out more about our work in this area link.europa.eu/YVJh49
❤️Finding true love...We'll leave that to you!

☣️Time not wasted 🛑 Working with Albanian national authorities we helped trap a hazardous waste shipment that was due to be sent from Albania to Thailand. Find out how we helped foil this attempt 🚢 link.europa.eu/WQnMhb

The real deal 👍OLAF experts supported Operation DECOY III, helping stop €1.2 billion of fake cash from entering circulation 💶 Find out more 👇

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🛡️💶In Ljubljana OLAF took part in a the conference on the challenges in fighting fraud of EU funds, explaining how we protect the EU budget from fraud and wrongdoing. The conference brings together national experts to share experiences & good practices in fighting & preventing fraud 🤝

In Athens we delivered training for 100 financial analysts & investigators from Greek anti-fraud authorities, showing how OLAF processes & analyses large volumes of financial data & Open-Source Intelligence 🔎Find out more link.europa.eu/xMXxrt

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📖A new chapter for OLAF - Mr Petr Klement starts his role as OLAF's new Director-General today. Find out more about our new DG's distinguished background. link.europa.eu/hNtjxY

Thank you, glad you enjoyed, it was great to have you with us 👍

💬OLAF acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said - "Fraud does not stop at national borders, and neither should our communication. By working together we strengthen citizens’ trust sending a clear signal that the protection of the EU’s financial interests is a shared responsibility.”

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📢Find out what happened when OLAF gathered anti fraud communicators from 22 EU countries alongside those from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, Europol, Eurojust & the European Commission, for the OLAF Anti-fraud Communicators Network meeting 🇪🇺🤝 link.europa.eu/p3BTqM

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📣 Engaging presentations and lively discussions during today's OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators' Network meeting, where we are exchanging best practices with communication partners from across the EU on how to fight disinformation & work together across borders 🤝

💬Acting OLAF DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said: "This investigation demonstrates how cooperation with Member States and third-country authorities enables OLAF to uncover complex cross-border schemes and protect the integrity of EU sanctions.”

🛑OLAF coordinated a cross-border investigation into the suspected circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia relating to the export of 766 trucks from the EU to Russia. Find out more about our actions in our press release 👓 link.europa.eu/bkTtgR

🤝Our Acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social held a positive & productive meeting with European Law Institute President Prof Dr Teresa Rodríguez Heras de Ballell & Secretary General Dr Vanessa Wilcox exploring ways that we can cooperate to protect EU taxpayers money 💶

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🛃🌐This International Customs Day find out how customary it is for OLAF to work with EU & global Customs authorities to prevent millions of counterfeit & dangerous items from being sold and fight the illegal trade in tobacco & alcohol 🛑📖 link.europa.eu/KgMWh7

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💶Approximately half a million euro prevented from being unduly spent from the EU budget! 🕵️‍♂️We uncovered serious issues in projects in Hungary: manipulated public procurement procedures, inflated prices and a canopy-trail without a forest🌳 Get the details in our press release: link.europa.eu/JvNBvv

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🤝Working with French and Czech customs authorities to protect children from from fake and dangerous toys. We coordinated an investigation that led to the seizure of more than 10.7 million counterfeit toys sold online 🛻🧩🧸 See our press release link.europa.eu/CbMTtr

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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

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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