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The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) hosted the joint conference of the national Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS) from the EU Member States and their counterparts in candidate countries and potential candidate.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) assisted the Spanish authorities with the enforcement of EU sanctions against Russia during Operation “Probirka" (Russian for “Test Tube").

The European Anti-Fraud office (OLAF), in cooperation with the Irish Revenue - Tax and Customs, organised the annual OLAF Tobacco Conference from 8-10 October in Dublin, Ireland.

On 2 October 2024, a delegation of journalists, communicators and employees of the governmental administration of the Republic of Moldova paid a working visit to the Fight Against Fraud Department – DLAF headquarters.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) provided the Romanian authorities with specialised intelligence that led to the successful interception of a significant consignment of illegal counterfeit pesticides being smuggled from Eastern Europe into Romania.

Experts from the Group of Seven countries and OLAF met on 24 September 2024 to discuss the latest developments in the fight against the circumvention of sanctions and export controls that restrict Russia’s access to technologies and other materials required to sustain its military operations.

The European Anti-Fraud Office has participated in a joint operation with the Spanish National Police, the Spanish Tax Agency Customs Surveillance and the Italian Guardia di Finanza, where over 900.000 counterfeit razor blades of a very well-known brand have been seized in several EU countries.

The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) has joined forces with EU customs authorities to tackle a surge of counterfeit goods linked to the Euro 2024 Football Championship in Germany and the Paris Games this summer.

Today the European Commission adopted its 2023 Annual Report on the protection of the EU’s financial interests (‘PIF’ report). The report shows that the overall number of cases of fraud and irregularities detected and reported increased by 8% in 2023.

Finnish Customs and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) have cooperated effectively for 25 years. International operations safeguard the financial interests of the EU and protect the citizens and legitimate businesses.

Investigators from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) successfully dismantled a smuggling scheme involving premium vodka and whisky and spanning several continents. Information provided by OLAF resulted in the seizure of almost 400 thousand bottles with an estimated value of €14 million.

With the aim of enhancing administrative capacities and effective AFCOS establishment and operation in the Republic of Moldova, the AFCOS Unit of the Croatian Ministry of Finance hosted a study visit of the Moldova delegation between 9 and 21 June.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) played a key role in the Operation Dashboard that was executed by the Spanish Guardia Civil, uncovering a scrap yard in northern Spain which, by misdeclaring vehicles imports from the UK, was introducing hazardous waste into the EU.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) organised the annual meeting of the OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators Network (OAFCN), bringing together over 50 communication professionals from national authorities.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing their relationship as investigative partners.

The customs officers of the National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary (NTCA), together with investigators from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), have uncovered a Budapest site where counterfeit air freshener products from Türkiye were found.

In 2023, investigations by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) established that over €1 billion of EU taxpayers’ money should be recovered from misuse. The OLAF report 2023, published today, provides an insight into OLAF’s main results, examples, trends and operations last year.

The Dutch authorities intercepted three trucks from Türkiye that were transporting over 3,500 cylinders, containing approximately 40 tonnes of F-gases (HFC). The interception of the illegal consignment was made possible by an alert from the European Anti-Fraud Office.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) began its operations on 1 June 1999. 25 years later, OLAF has closed thousands of investigations and hunted down billions of euro that had been stolen from European taxpayers. The world has changed deeply, and the fight against fraud has also evolved.

Operation NOXIA: Over 1221 tonnes of illicit waste, 27 469 litres and 5 tonnes of illicit pesticides as well as over 67 million cigarettes and 10 tonnes of tobacco have been seized as a result of the OLAF-led ASEM Joint Customs Operation.