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OLAF received a prestigious award from the Association for the Defence of Trademarks, Spain’s leading industrial property body, in recognition of its outstanding commitment to combating counterfeiting and defending intellectual and industrial property rights across Europe.

More than 7.8 million counterfeit and dangerous toys have been seized by customs authorities across 13 EU Member States during operations coordinated by the European Anti-Fraud Office.

The European Anti-Fraud Office and Europol have intensified their cooperation to address the growing threat of sanctions circumvention linked to Russia and Belarus.

The European Anti-Fraud Office and the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU hosted a High-Level Conference on Customs Fraud in Copenhagen on 12-13 November 2025, continuing a well-established series of annual high-level events dedicated to tackling customs fraud in the EU.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) led a large-scale joint customs operation conducted by the customs administrations of 40 partner countries in Asia and Europe under the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), with the support of the World Customs Organization (WCO).

Intelligence provided by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has led to a seizure of 12,000 kg of illegal F-gases in the southeast of Spain.

The InvestigAid 2025 Conference, held from 22 to 24 October in Bucharest, brought together investigators, auditors and external aid experts from the EU and beyond to examine new patterns - and risks - affecting international development assistance.

On the margins of the 2025 AFCOS Seminar held in Tirana on 8–9 October, OLAF’s Acting Director-General Salla Saastamoinen met with senior Albanian counterparts to discuss ongoing cooperation in protecting the EU's financial interests and supporting Albania’s progress towards EU accession.

Strengthening anti-fraud cooperation with EU enlargement countries was at the centre of the 2025 AFCOS Seminar, organised by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and held in Tirana (Albania) on 8–9 October.