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ECA: EU’s Multi-Billion Recovery and Resilience Facility to Be Improved 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 9 September 2020, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published an opinion that assesses Commission’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). With more than €600 billion, the RRF is the biggest section within the planned Next Generation EU budget (NGEU) and will provide grants … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Blames EU for Excessive Spending Errors 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 10 November 2020, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) presented its annual report on the 2019 financial year. Each year, the ECA audits the revenue and expenditure of the EU budget and provides a positive or negative opinion on the extent to which the … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Agreement on Record Budget 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2020
Following intensive consultations, the German Council Presidency and the European Parliament reached agreement on the EU’s next long-term budget on 10 November 2020. At the initiative of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the EU has around €1.824 trillion available for the period … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Compromise on Making EU Budget Conditional to Rule of Law Respect 
8 December 2020 (updated 9 months, 2 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2020
Council and European Parliament agreed on a compromise to link the protection of the EU’s financial interests with rule-of-law breaches in the Member States in the future. Hungary and Poland pushed through an "interpretative declaration" at the summit of the 27 EU leaders on 10/11 December 2020. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
CJEU: Recovery of Unduly Paid EU Funds Not Necessarily by Criminal Law 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 1 October 2020, the CJEU ruled on the questions of whether State authorities can enjoy status according to the EU’s Victim Rights Directive and to what extent national law must provide criminal law mechanisms for the recovery of wrongly paid EU subsidies. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
31th Annual PIF Report 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 3 September 2020, the Commission published the 31st annual report on the protection of the EU’s financial interests, which gives an overview of the main legislative steps, policy initiatives, measures at the EU and national levels, and results as regards the protection of the EU budget in 2019. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
CJEU Judgment on the Right to Judicial Review in Tax Cooperation 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 6 October 2020, the CJEU delivered its judgment in Joined Cases C-245/19 (Luxembourg State v B) and C-246/19 (Luxembourg State v B and Others).The background of the preliminary ruling (brought by the Higher Administrative Court, Luxembourg) is a request … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion Law Enforcement Cooperation
ECA: Assessment on the Future of EU Agencies 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of October 2020, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a special report on the future of EU agencies. The report assesses the conditions put in place by the EU to ensure the agencies’ adequate performance. Furthermore, the report is intended … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Frontex Protection of Financial Interests
European Council Agrees on Future EU Budget – EP’s Criticism 
31 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 21 July 2020, the Heads of State and Government found a compromise on the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) and the extraordinary recovery budget destined to tackle the effects of the unprecedented coronavirus crisis. The EU leaders decided to support a budget of €1,074 … Read more
EU Council Protection of Financial Interests
Improving Fight against Tax Fraud – Commission Presents Tax Package 
13 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
As part of the EU’s general aim of economic recovery and long-term growth, the Commission presented a new tax package on 15 July 2020. The Commission intends to achieve fairer and simpler taxation throughout the EU. The package puts the fight against tax abuse at … Read more
EU Legislation Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
EP Calls for Greater Efforts to Protect Financial Interests 
13 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 10 July 2020, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Commission’s annual fraud report 2018 (see eucrim 3/2019, pp. 168-169). The EP has taken a position on several topics of the PIF report, including:Detection and reporting of irregularities;Revenue – own … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
EP Sets Up Permanent Subcommittee on Tax Matters 
3 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 18 June 2020, the plenary of the European Parliament set up a standing subcommittee on tax matters. It is a subcommittee to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. It will focus particularly on the fight against tax fraud, tax evasion, and tax … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
OLAF Supports Detection of Money Laundering Scheme in Romania and Belgium 
27 July 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
OLAF successfully concluded investigations into a complex money laundering scheme in Romania and Belgium. Several persons came under judicial control for corruption and money laundering offences. More than €600,000 from EU money was transferred to private bank accounts Read more
EU OLAF Money Laundering Protection of Financial Interests
OLAF Supports Strike against Cigarette Smuggling in Ukraine 
27 July 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 9 July 2020, OLAF reported on its role in the successful strike against cigarette smuggling in the Ukraine. Having been alerted of a suspicious shipment from the Arab United Emirates via Ukranian Black Sea ports with a final destination in Transnistria/Moldova, OLAF provided … Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Examined Costs and Cost Savings in EU’s Cohesion Policy Funds 
4 June 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 16 April 2020, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published the results of an audit on implementation of the EU's Cohesion Policy Funds (Special Report No 07/2020). There are, however, deficiencies in the completeness, coherence, and consistency of the collected data. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
OLAF Unveils Fraud Committted by Greek Researcher 
4 June 2020 (updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2020
On 5 May 2020, OLAF reported the successful discovery of a fraud scheme set up by a Greek researcher. The researcher pretended to involve over 40 international researchers in a research project funded by the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) with a grant … Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests