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OLAF: Fraud Detected in Environmental Research 
4 June 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
OLAF investigations dismantled a fraud scheme by a consortium that had received EU money to carry out environmental research. Apparently, the beneficiaries had neither the capacity nor the intention to carry out the environmental research project. Instead, the major share of the EU grant (€400,000) was pumped into a casino/hotel in Cyprus. Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
Budgetary Control Committee: EU Must Strengthen Fight Against Fraud 
26 April 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 19 February 2020, the EP’s Budgetary Control Committee (CONT) voted on the discharge report prepared by MEP Monika Hohlmeier (EPP, DE). By a 20 to 4 vote, the committee members voted in favour of granting discharge of the Commission’s accounts for 2018 (corresponding to … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: OLAF Detects Fraud and Misuse of EU Funds 
1 April 2020 (updated 3 years, 11 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
OLAF reports on two investigations in which it unveiled fraud and misuse of EU assistance to humanitarian projects in Syria. Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
EP Supports Planned EU Legislation against VAT Fraud in E-Commerce 
18 February 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 17 December 2019, MEPs backed new EU legislation that aims at curbing VAT evasion in e-commerce. The legislation (one Directive and one Regulation) will require payment service providers to keep records of cross-border payments related to e-commerce and to make these data available … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
High-Level Conference on Customs Fraud in Helsinki 
18 February 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 14-15 November 2019, the Finnish Customs and OLAF organised a high-level conference in Helsinki at which participants discussed current trends and appropriate responses to customs fraud. The event (entitled “Strategies to fight customs fraud in a globalised trading landscape”) brought together national customs officials … Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
EP: Plans to Set up a Subcommittee on Tax and Financial Crime 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In September 2019, the coordinators of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) in the European Parliament officially decided to create a permanent subcommittee on tax and financial crime. The initiative was mainly propelled by the Greens/EFL Group, which feels that the new subcommittee is … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
Commission: Benefits of Administrative Cooperation in Direct Taxation Unclear 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 12 September 2019, the Commission presented its first evaluation report on Directive 2011/16/EU regarding administrative cooperation in the field of taxation. The Directive lays down rules and procedures for the cross-border exchange of tax information between the national tax administrations. The Directive has been … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
Spotlight ESAs Concerned about ML/TF Monitoring and Reporting 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 4 October 2019, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published their second joint opinion on the risks of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) affecting the European Union’s (EU) financial sector. The opinion is based on Art. 6(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, the … Read more
EU Money Laundering Protection of Financial Interests
Council Advances Legislation Against VAT Fraud in E-Commerce 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 8 November 2019, the ECOFIN Council reached a political agreement on future EU legislation that would make VAT-relevant data in e-commerce trade available to anti-fraud authorities. The new rules will oblige payment service providers to keep records of cross-border payments related to e-commerce. These … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight 30th Annual PIF Report 
11 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 11 October 2019, the European Commission published its 2018 report on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – fight against fraud. It is the 30th annual report, the first report having been published in January 1990. Hence, the 2018 report not … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Conference Highlights Need for Strong AFCOS in Candidate Countries 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Governments must “give law enforcement and public administration the tools they need to detect and to prosecute fraudsters,” said OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä at the annual conference of Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS) in reference to EU candidate and potential candidate countries. The conference was … Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
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Workshop on the Network of Associations for European Criminal Law and for the Protection of the Financial Interests of the EU  Summary of the meeting, 16 September 2019, Brussels
25 November 2019 (updated 3 years, 5 months ago)
in Issue 3/2019
25 practitioners and academics from all over Europe.discussed the future of the Network of Associations for European Criminal Law and for the Protection of the EU's Financial Interests at a meeting on 16 September 2019, organised by OLAF in Brussels. The purpose of the workshop was also to encourage the establishment of new associations or for existing associations to join the Network. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Fighting Fraud in the Cohesion Sector is Unsatisfactory 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Member States made improvements in identifying fraud risks and in designing preventive measures, but detection, response, and coordination efforts must be considerably strengthened when it comes to tackling fraud in cohesion spending. This is the main conclusion drawn by the European Court of Auditor’s (ECA) Special Report no. 06/2019. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Indicates Tax Vulnerabilities of E-Commerce 
10 September 2019 (updated 7 years ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The EU’s and Member States’ efforts to collect the correct amount of VAT and customs duties in conjunction with the trade of goods and services via the Internet are not sufficient, as concluded by the Special Report no. 12/2019 by the European Court of Auditors (ECA). Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
Time Limit for Transposing PIF Directive Expired 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The EU Member States had to adopt and publish regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2017/1371 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (in short: the “PIF Directive”) by 6 July 2019. 16 Member States had communicated their implementation measures to the Commission by the transposition deadline. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
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Report on the HERCULE III Project “Criminal law protection of the financial interests of the EU” of the University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law 
6 September 2019 (updated 7 years ago)
Prof. Dr. Ákos Farkas Prof. Dr. Ákos Farkas / Dr. habil. Judit Jacsó Dr. habil. Judit Jacsó / Dr. Bence Udvarhelyi Dr. Bence Udvarhelyi in Issue 2/2019
The general objective of the project was to protect the EU's financial interests and to prevent and combat fraud, corruption, and other illicit activities. In this context, the project focused on new practical challenges, e.g. cybercrime. One of the main events was the Winter Academy “Current questions and answers relating to the criminal law protection of the financial interests of the European Union” from 14–16 February 2019 at the Hungarian Judicial Academy. Read more
EU Corruption Cybercrime Money Laundering Protection of Financial Interests