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From 16 to 20 June, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) jointly delivered the Anti-Fraud Intelligence Analysis training (AFIA2025) in Budapest, Hungary.

In 2024, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) recommended the recovery of more than €870 million in misused EU funds, according to its annual report released today.

More than 100 anti-fraud experts from across the European Union met this week in Finland for the 2025 Helsinki OLAF Conference aimed at defining the next chapter in EU anti-fraud action.

On 20 May 2025 and over the following days, Irish customs authorities seized over 4000 electric bikes and a number of e-scooters worth €4,5 million illegally imported into the EU during targeted searches at two warehouses. The operation followed coordinated efforts by the European Anti-Fraud Office.

The European Anti-Fraud Office organised the inaugural meeting of the Waste Shipment Enforcement Group on 22-23 May in Warsaw, Poland. The event brought together over 50 stakeholders from across the EU and beyond in a joint effort to thwart the growing threat of illicit trade of waste.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the Romanian Police and Romania’s Department for the Fight Against Fraud (DLAF), are hosting European anti-fraud specialists in Bucharest to discuss the use of digital tools to fight fraud against the EU budget.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has played a key role in a large-scale operation targeting the smuggling of high-quality counterfeit designer clothing, footwear and accessories into the European Union.

Quasi un milione di capi d’abbigliamento e accessori della moda internazionale, perfettamente riprodotti, sono stati intercettati dai funzionari dell’Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli di Trieste e dai militari della Guardia di Finanza.

The European Anti-Fraud Office hosted a dedicated workshop with representatives from the Serbian Ministry of Finance to enhance cooperation in the fight against fraud as well as to improve the use of EU reporting tools, including the Irregularity Management System (IMS).