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The OLAF Report 2025 
1 July 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2026
This news item summarises the annual OLAF activity report for the year 2025. Presented on 20 April 2026, the report presents the key figures of OLAF's work in 2025. For the first time, it includes recommendations to stakeholders designed to foster a more effective and coordinated approach to combating fraud and irregularities. Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
OLAF Operational Work: First Half of 2026 
1 July 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2026
This news item highlights key cases that demonstrate OLAF's operational work between 15 January and 30 June 2026. It follows on from the report in eucrim 4/2025, 266. Read more
OLAF
EDPS Opinion on EPPO's and OLAF's Access to VAT Information 
14 April 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2026
On 8 January 2026, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published his opinion on the legislative proposal to amend Regulation 904/2010, which would grant the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) specific direct and centralised access to VAT information at … Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
Successful Crackdown on Pharmaceutical Crime (Operation SHIELD VI) 
25 March 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2026
On 25 February 2026, OLAF and Europol informed of the results of the joint law enforcement operation SHIELD VI. Now in its sixth year, this operation resulted in the prosecution of over 3,350 individuals, and the seizure of illicit medicines and doping substances worth … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy Organised Crime Customs Cooperation Judicial Cooperation Law Enforcement Cooperation
Spotlight ECA: EU Anti-Fraud Bodies Could Do Better 
6 February 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
In a special report released on 15 December 2025, the ECA concluded that cooperation between the EPPO and OLAF is affected by inefficient information exchange and the European Commission's oversight of repayments to the EU budget is insufficient. Read more
EU OLAF Europol Eurojust European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests Freezing of Assets / Confiscation
Europol and OLAF Crack Down on Sanctions Evasion 
5 February 2026
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. / Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
In the framework of EMPACT, the EU strengthened law enforcement activities against sanctions evasion. Europol launched a new team within its European Financial and Economic Crime Centre to target the circumvention of sanctions following Russia's war against Ukraine. First successful results were achieved by a joint action against illicit vehicle exports to Russia. Read more
EU Ukraine conflict OLAF Europol Customs Cooperation Law Enforcement Cooperation
Outcomes of Operation LUDUS 
30 January 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
On 27 November 2025, Europol provided an overview of the results of the operation codenamed LUDUS. LUDUS is an annual operation that focuses on preventing the distribution of fake and unsafe toys in the EU market. Between 2024 and 2025, more than 7.8 million counterfeit and dangerous toys have been seized by customs authorities. Read more
EU OLAF Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy Law Enforcement Cooperation
OLAF Operational Work: September-December 2025 
12 January 2026
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2025
This news item highlights key cases that demonstrate OLAF's operational work between September and December 2025. It follows reports on operations supported by OLAF in the first seven months of 2025 (→eucrim 2/2025, 125-126), including the Office's cooperation with the EPPO. The following overview is in reverse chronological order. Read more
EU OLAF
EPPO and OLAF Investigate Alleged Fraud Linked to EU Diplomatic Academy 
5 January 2026
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2025
At the beginning of December 2025, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels conducted searches in several buildings of the College of Europe in Bruges, at the European External Action Service in Brussels, and at the homes of three suspects in connection with alleged … Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Corruption Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Commission Proposes Strengthened Cooperation between Eurofisc, EPPO and OLAF 
15 December 2025 (updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
On 14 November 2025, the Commission proposed legislative amendment that will empower EPPO and OLAF with immediate access to VAT data exchanged at the EU level via the Eurofisc network. Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
High-Level Conference on Customs Fraud 
28 November 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
From 12 to 13 November 2025, OLAF and the Danish Council Presidency hosted a high-level conference in Copenhagen, in which over 100 senior customs officials discussed ways to tackle customs fraud. This was the fourth edition of annual conferences on customs fraud organised by … Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests Customs Cooperation
Petr Klement New Director-General of OLAF 
5 November 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
On 4 November 2025, the European Commission appointed Petr Klement, currently European Prosecutor for Czechia, as new Director-General of OLAF. He succeeds Ville Itälä whose seven-year term of office ended on 31 July 2025. Read more
EU OLAF
InvestigAid Conference 2025 
30 October 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
From 22 to 24 October 2025, investigators, auditors and external aid experts discussed new patterns and risks affecting international development assistance. The annual InvestigAid conference was held in Bucharest, Romania, co-organised by OLAF and the Romanian Agency for International Development (RoAid).Discussion points included the … Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests Law Enforcement Cooperation
OLAF and EUIPO Kick Off Efforts to Fight E-commerce Fakes 
29 October 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
On 7 and 8 October 2025, OLAF and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) brought together over 100 participants from 57 countries to discuss current trends and best practices in the fight against counterfeits and violations of intellectual property in the e-commerce sector. The … Read more
EU OLAF Counterfeiting & Piracy Customs Cooperation
General Court Orders Compensation for Damage Caused by OLAF Press Release 
14 October 2025 (updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2025
On 1 October 2025, the General Court ruled in favour of a Greek academic researcher who claimed that she was entitled to compensation for the damage she allegedly suffered following the publication, on 5 May 2020, of a press release from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in that it unlawfully processed her personal data and conveyed false information about her. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights OLAF Data Protection
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