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Spotlight 36th Annual PIF Report 
24 September 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
On 25 July 2025, the European Commission released the 36th Annual Report on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests and the fight against fraud – 2024. A focus of this year's report is on the digitalisation of the fight against fraud. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Anti-fraud Architecture Review Launched 
24 September 2025 (updated 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
On 16 July 2025, the European Commission published a White Paper that launches the review of the EU's anti-fraud architecture (AFA). It sets out preliminary orientations and several key questions that are designed to initiate a broader reflection on the future AFA. This includes improvements of detecting EU fraud and better investigation/prosecution capabilities. Read more
EU OLAF Europol Eurojust European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
Annual Tobacco Conference in Helsinki 
24 September 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
From 16-18 September 2025, representatives from customs authorities and other stakeholders met in Helsinki for the 28th edition of the Tobacco Conference. Organised by OLAF in cooperation with the Finnish Customs, over 100 participants discussed persistent and evolving challenges in relation to tobacco smuggling … Read more
EU OLAF Counterfeiting & Piracy Protection of Financial Interests
The OLAF Report 2024 
23 September 2025 (updated 3 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
On 16 June 2025, OLAF presented its annual activity report. In 2024, OLAF recommended the recovery of €871.5 million to the EU budget and prevented €43.5 million from being unduly spent from the EU budget. The Office concluded 246 cases and issued 301 recommendations for follow-up to the relevant national and EU authorities. Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
EPRS Paper on Implementation of Conditionality Regulation 
15 September 2025 (updated 8 months, 1 week ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
In August 2025, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) released a paper that provides an overview of the implementation of Regulation 2020/2092 on the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (the "Conditionality Regulation"). The Regulation aims to protect the EU … Read more
EU Rule of Law European Parliament Protection of Financial Interests
OLAF-EPPO Operational Cooperation January-July 2025 
22 August 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
This news item summarises cases in which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) reported on their cooperation. It covers the first seven months of 2025. The overview aims at giving an impression on how OLAF complements EPPO's investigations and on how the two bodies collaborate to protect the EU's financial interests. Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
OLAF's Operational Work January-July 2025 
22 August 2025 (updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
This news item highlights key cases that demonstrate OLAF's operational work in the first seven months of 2025. It follows reports on operations supported by OLAF in the second half of 2024 (→eucrim 4/2024, 275-276). Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
Courts Confirm Embezzlement of EU Funds by Rassemblement National 
30 July 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
Internal investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) into the right-wing French party Front National/Rassemblement National and its party leaders have led to court rulings. On 31 March 2025, a criminal court in Paris found Marine Le Pen (daughter of former party leader Jean-Marie Le … Read more
EU European Parliament OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
Status Agreement Signed Between Frontex and Bosnia and Herzegovina 
30 July 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2025
On 11 June 2025, the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina signed a Status Agreement to strengthen cooperation on migration and border management between Frontex and the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement allows Frontex to carry out joint operations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and to deploy its standing corps anywhere along the country's borders. Read more
EU OLAF Frontex European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Gives Advice on Future EU Cohesion Policy 
29 July 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
In its review "The Future of EU Cohesion Policy: Drawing lessons from the past", the European Court of Auditors (ECA) makes several proposal on how the EU's post-2027 budget on cohesion can be better designed, implemented, managed and overseen. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
EP: Concerns about End of Recovery and Resilience Facility 
1 July 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
In a resolution of 18 June 2025 on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the European Parliament (EP) pointed out benefits and shortcomings of this EU financing instrument designed to overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution deals with the … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Commission: End of the Recovery and Resilience Facility is Approaching 
30 June 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
In its Communication "NextGenerationEU - The road to 2026", the European Commission takes stock of the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and provides guidance to the EU Member States to ensure the Facility's successful closure in 2026. The RRF is the … Read more
EU Commission Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight ECA Summarises its Criticism of Recovery and Resilience Facility 
30 May 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
In its review "Performance-orientation, accountability and transparency – lessons to be learned from the weaknesses of the RRF", issued on 6 May 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) takes another critical look at the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Opinion on Amendments in Cohesion Policy 
20 May 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2025
In an opinion of 6 May 2025, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) highlighted risks arising from proposed changes to the 2021-2027 cohesion policy framework. The opinion concerns two legislative proposals put forward by the Commission on 1 April 2025 in connection with its … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: EU Money Granted to NGOs Still Not Transparent 
8 May 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
According to the European Court of Auditor's report no 11/2025, EU funding granted to NGOs remains opaque, in particular due to a lack of sufficient information and of adequate checks on NGOs' status and compliance with EU values. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Simplified EU Customs Procedures Vulnerable to VAT Fraud 
5 May 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) believes that simplified import customs procedures in the EU are vulnerable to VAT fraud. This is the main conclusion of a special report published on 24 March 2025. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion Customs Cooperation