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GC: EPPO’s Request for the Lifting of Parliamentary Immunity Not Open to Challenge 
31 January 2024 (updated 1 year, 1 month ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
By order of 16 January 2024, the General Court dismissed Eva Kaili’s action for annulment against the request by the European Chief Prosecutor to lift her parliamentary immunity (Case T-46/23).Facts of the caseThe EPPO is conducting investigations against Greek MEP … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests Procedural Safeguards
Complementary Investigation: OLAF and EPPO Successfully Cooperated 
29 December 2023 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
On 9 November 2023, OLAF and the EPPO reported on a successful example of complementary investigations. Both bodies investigated fraud offences in Romania with regard to IT projects financed by the European Union to support innovation and foster productivity. The damage to the Union budget … Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Commission's Financial Management and Performance Report too Positive 
7 December 2023 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2023
According to a review report, the Commission does not share the same conclusion as the ECA does on specific expenditure areas. Estimates as regards the error rate considerably diverge between the two EU bodies. Read more
EU Commission Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Increased Error Rate in EU's 2022 Spending 
7 December 2023 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2023
The EU's spending in 2022 amounted to €196 billion, which was marked by a significant increase in the level of error, which is why two thirds of the audited expenditure must be considered high-risk. This is one of the main findings in the European Court of Auditors' (ECA) annual reports on the implementation of the EU budget. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Overall Performance of EU's Recovery Fund Cannot Be Measured 
6 December 2023 (updated 1 year ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2023
In a special report of October 2023, the ECA concluded that the monitoring elements of the RRF are insufficient for measuring the overall performance, i.e. it is unclear to which extent the goals of the fund, such as making European economy greener and more resilient, were achieved. In addition problems of data quality and weaknesses in the reporting system were observed. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
EU Reactions to Russian War against Ukraine: Overview July 2023 – September 2023 
1 November 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen / Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 in view of the impact on the EU's internal security policy, criminal law, and the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The overview covers the period from beginning of July 2023 to the end of September 2023. It connects to previous overviews, which were published in the eucrim issues of 2022 and 1/2023. Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Ukraine conflict Protection of Financial Interests
EU Commission Presents Package of Measures to Reinforce the Long-Term Budget 
31 October 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 20 June 2023, the Commission proposed a targeted revision of the MFF to equip the MFF with the means to ensure that the EU can meet its legal obligations and address the most urgent priorities. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Europol Published First Threat Assessment on Financial and Economic Crime 
16 October 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of September 2023, Europol published a threat assessment on financial and economic crime. It is the first Europol threat assessment report in this criminal area. Under the title “The other side of the coin: an analysis of financial and economic crime in the EU”, the report deals with all financial and economic crimes affecting the EU. Read more
EU Europol Corruption Money Laundering Organised Crime Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight 34th Annual PIF Report 
10 October 2023 (updated 2 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2023
The overall number of cases of fraud and irregularities detected and reported slightly increased in 2022. Closer coordination and increased digitalisation of the fight against fraud is needed. These are the main finding of the annual PIF report that was presented end of July 2023. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
OLAF Annual Report 2022 
4 October 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 6 June 2023, OLAF presented its annual report covering the period of 1 January-31 December 2022. The report confirms trends that have been observed over previous years. Russia's aggression against Ukraine also affected OLAF's work. OLAF provided assistance to Ukrainian authorities to better protect EU funding for the country against fraud and corruption. Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight ECJ Ruled on Concept of "Irregularity" and Extent of Financial Corrections 
12 September 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In its decision of 8 June 2023, the ECJ clarified the extent to which the Member States must recover European Union structural funds if there is merely a suspicion of corruption in the award of public contracts financed with them, even though the suspicion is substantiated by the initiation of administrative or judicial proceedings. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Digital Administration of EU Funds is Progressing Too Slowly 
31 July 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Bodies managing EU funds still face several challenges with the use of digital tools. Such shortcomings have an impact on the effective protection of the EU’s financial interest. This is one of the main conclusions in a report presented by the European Court of Auditors … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
EP Grants Discharge but Raises Concerns over Attacks to EU Budget 
24 July 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In its decision granting discharge for the Commission, the EP reiterated its view that the weak control system for EU’s recovery funds could lead to misuse. Furthermore, the EP stressed taht EU Member States must respect rule of law to receive Union funds and called for new rules regulating NGOs’ access to EU money. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
New Drive in the Debate on Own Resources 
19 July 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 20 June 2023, the Commission adjusted and complemented its 2021 proposal to establish new own resources for the EU budget (→ eucrim 2021, 213-214). The initiative (document: COM(2023) 331) comes after the Council had not shown much willingness to proceed with the … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Detection of Conflicts of Interests in Cohesion and Agricultural Spending Has Flaws 
9 July 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a report, released on 13 March 2023, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found loopholes in transparency and detecting situation at risk if it comes to conflicts of interests. ECA’s report focuses on how conflicts of interests as an irregularity affecting the EU budget have been addressed in agricultural and cohesion policy – the EU’s biggest spending areas. Read more
Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Calls for Simplification and Better Accountability of EU’s Complex Financial Landscape 
9 July 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 1 March 2023, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a special report “The EU’s financial landscape – A patchwork construction requiring further simplification and accountability”. ECA auditors call for further simplification of the complex EU financial landscape and recommend making efforts for consolidation. They point out that the EU’s current financial landscape has been described by the European Parliament as a “galaxy of funds and instruments surrounding the EU budget”. Read more
Protection of Financial Interests