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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.