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The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is hosting a delegation of prosecutors and investigators from the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) working on economic and financial crime cases.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Salla Saastamoinen as new Deputy Director-General, effective 16 February 2025.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has recommended the financial recovery of over EUR 91 million that were intended for the purchase and delivery of power generators to areas in Ukraine affected by power shortages.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) played a key role in exposing a sophisticated fraud scheme involving EU funding worth over 100 million EUR. The investigation uncovered alleged fraud and forgery in documents for water supply and wastewater infrastructure projects.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Customs Administration of Honduras have signed an Administrative Cooperation Arrangement to enhance collaboration in the fight against customs fraud and illicit trade.

Over 3.4 million pills have been seized as part of Operation SHIELD V, in which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has played an essential coordinating role. 

OLAF played a pivotal role in uncovering a major fraud case in Romania, revealing that EU funds intended for development projects in the Danube Delta were misused through fraudulent schemes.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in close collaboration with international partners, has been instrumental in dismantling a large-scale cigarette smuggling operation that resulted in a tax loss of nearly EUR 550 million.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in collaboration with the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) and Moldovan Customs, delivered a high-level training session in Chisinau aimed at enhancing Moldova’s capacity to combat the circumvention of EU sanctions.