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The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has provided key intelligence that led Lithuanian authorities to uncover and dismantle a large illegal factory producing counterfeit nicotine pouches in Kaunas, Lithuania.

The European Commission today published its 2025 Annual Report on the Protection of the EU's Financial Interests (PIF Report), introducing for the first time a comprehensive assessment of the entire anti-fraud cycle and setting out the next steps to strengthen the protection of the EU budget.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), with the endorsement of the European Commission, has decided, to second Ms Salla Saastamoinen to the University of Helsinki, Finland, effective 16 September 2026.

OLAF can reveal it was involved in an operation that succeeded in dismantling two international organisations based in Spain, involved in the manufacture, distribution and trafficking of counterfeit tobacco products.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has successfully traced and analysed a cross-border trafficking route used for the distribution of more than 200,000 counterfeit condoms in Europe.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) brought together customs authorities, international organisations and industry experts to combat counterfeiting in transportation systems, critical infrastructure and communication networks.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has helped identify large-scale trafficking of textile waste from Italy to Türkiye. 

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Cyprus Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS) are hosting the 2nd Technical Workshop on Digital Anti-Fraud Tools in Lemesos, Cyprus.

Law enforcement and anti-fraud intelligence analysts from across the EU gathered in Budapest this week (8-12 June) for hands-on training designed to help them better prevent, detect, analyse and investigate fraud.