European Anti-Fraud Office

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The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is an EU body responsible for investigating fraud, corruption, and other illegal activities affecting the European Union’s financial interests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union body
anti-fraud agency
investigative office
abbreviation OLAF
activity administrative investigations
cooperation with non-EU countries and international organisations on anti-fraud matters
coordination of national anti-fraud authorities
on-the-spot checks and inspections
policy development in the field of fraud prevention
cooperatesWith Eurojust
European Court of Auditors
European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Europol
national judicial authorities of EU Member States
country European Union
employs financial experts
investigators
legal officers
fieldOfWork anti-corruption
financial crime affecting EU budget
fraud prevention
hasJurisdiction European Union financial interests
hasMotto Protecting the EU’s financial interests
headquartersLocation Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
inception 1999
languageOfWork English
French
German
legalBasis European Commission Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013
nativeName European Anti-Fraud Office self-linksurface differs
surface form: Europäisches Amt für Betrugsbekämpfung

European Anti-Fraud Office self-linksurface differs
surface form: Office européen de lutte antifraude

European Anti-Fraud Office self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ufficio europeo per la lotta antifrode
parentOrganization European Commission
partOf European Commission
purpose coordinate anti-fraud activities between EU and Member States
develop anti-fraud policy for the European Union
investigate corruption affecting the EU financial interests
investigate fraud affecting the EU budget
investigate serious misconduct within EU institutions affecting financial interests
replaced Unit for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention
reportsTo Council of the European Union
European Commission
European Parliament
shortName OLAF
subsidiaryUnit Directorate A – Investigations I
Directorate B – Investigations II
Directorate C – Policy
Directorate D – General Affairs
website https://anti-fraud.ec.europa.eu

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Eurojust cooperatesWith European Anti-Fraud Office
Guardia di Finanza cooperatesWith European Anti-Fraud Office
this entity surface form: European Union anti-fraud bodies
European Anti-Fraud Office nativeName European Anti-Fraud Office self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Office européen de lutte antifraude
European Anti-Fraud Office nativeName European Anti-Fraud Office self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Europäisches Amt für Betrugsbekämpfung
European Anti-Fraud Office nativeName European Anti-Fraud Office self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ufficio europeo per la lotta antifrode