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The Fight Against Fraud Department has ensured, supported and coordinated the fulfilment of Romania's obligations regarding the protection of the financial interests of the European Union.

For the sixth consecutive year, OLAF has facilitated the efforts of customs authorities from 14 EU Member States in Operation SHIELD VI, a coordinated crackdown against the illegal trade of medicines, anabolic steroids, doping substances, and unregulated food supplements.

OLAF has supported Albanian authorities in uncovering and stopping the illegal export of hazardous industrial waste from the port of Durrës, Albania to Thailand, highlighting the growing global threat posed by illegal waste trafficking.

A new ordinance complements anti-fraud measures aimed at protecting EU financial interests through European funds allocated to Romania under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

On 3 - 4 February 2026, OLAF experts delivered a two-day training course in Athens for 100 financial analysts and investigators from the Directorate Αgainst Organised Crime.

The European Anti-Fraud Office’s (OLAF) new Director-General Petr Klement starts his role today.

On 27-28 January, OLAF organised the annual meeting of the OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators Network in Brussels, bringing together over 50 participants from 22 Member States alongside colleagues from EU bodies and institutions.

The European Anti-Fraud Office has coordinated a complex cross-border investigation into the suspected circumvention of European Union sanctions against Russia involving the export of over 760 transport vehicles from the EU, with the assistance of national authorities.

OLAF has uncovered serious issues in a number of projects in Hungary funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. These projects aimed to promote tourism and serve the public by providing free access to facilities such as playgrounds, fitness equipment and canopy trails.