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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · 4d

On the margins of OLAF's AFCOS seminar for EU candidate & potential candidate countries, acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social held several meetings with key Albanian anti-fraud actors, discussing how OLAF can help protect EU funds in the country.
👓 Find out more link.europa.eu/Tv4y6M

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · 5d

In Albania acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social met with Head of the State Agency of Strategic Programming and Aid Coordination Eridana Çano on the key role that the agency plays in coordinating EU financial assistance in managing pre-accession funds & how OLAF can work with them to protect those funds 🤝

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · 5d

🤝OLAF's 2025 AFCOS seminar in Tirana focusing on strengthening anti-fraud cooperation with EU enlargement countries has ended. Participants discussed ways to increase transparency & protect the EU's financial interests.
Press release ➡️ link.europa.eu/pwTydg 🧵[1/2]

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · 5d

💬Commenting on the seminar that included representatives from 10 EU candidate & potential candidate countries. OLAF acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said “This seminar goes beyond sharing expertise; together we build trust and create practical channels of cooperation”. 🧵[2/2]

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · 6d

💬@sallaloi.bsky.social said ..."SPAK’s work is key to promote trust in Albania’s capacity to investigate and prosecute corruption". 🧵2/2

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · 6d

Acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social met with Altin Dumani, Chief of SPAK, Albania’s independent prosecution office against serious corruption and organised crime. Cooperation between SPAK & OLAF is increasing, with OLAF offering expertise to support SPAK in investigating complex fraud cases.🧵1/2

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · 6d

Tirana Albania - Acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social met with Albania's Minister of Finance Petrit Malaj to discuss OLAF-Albania cooperation and Albania's progress in strengthening anti fraud practices to aid EU integration. Such as adopting a robust National Anti-Fraud Action Strategy this year.

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Salla Saastamoinen @sallaloi.bsky.social · 7d

Mirëmënges Shqipëria and greetings from Tirana! @EUAntiFraud fights wrongdoings to EU funds anywhere the EU funds go. In the EU candidate and potential countries, we do this in cooperation with their Anti-fraud coordination services, AFCOS. The 2025 AFCOS Seminar at Tirana🇦🇱

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 23

📑 Read the @ec.europa.eu white paper on the future of the EU Anti-Fraud architecture 👀
The paper considers how EU Anti-Fraud actors can cooperate more effectively to protect the EU budget in the face of new challenges such as AI crimes 🤝🛡️💶
▶️ t.co/jEZ5hn3tbd

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 22

🔴🔴🟢OLAF investigated a potential fraud of EU funds linked to a go-karting center in Slovakia, passing our finding to the European Public Prosecutor's, which recently filed an indictment against an individual & company in connection with our investigation 🏁
👉 europa.eu/!8DRWXN

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 18

🛑OLAF helps enforce EU sanctions on Russia & Belarus.
In 'Operation Probirka'🧪we helped stop an attempt to move
13 000 Kgs of sanctioned chemicals from the EU to Russia.
Find out more ☣️ europa.eu/!jnRwtM
#OLAFReport2024

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 18

Working with the National Police of Ukraine, State Customs Service of Ukraine, Office of the Prosecutor General Ukraine & a host of antifraud actors in the EU 🤝 OLAF helped uncover a criminal network producing hundreds of tonnes of illicit pesticides in Ukraine.
Read more ☣️ europa.eu/!k6v7DN

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 16

⚪️📄To that end, a white paper on the way forward for the #AntiFraudArchitecture was also published today. Want to know more then read on... 🔽 [2/8]

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 16

💶The Commission has just proposed the EU's long term budget (Multiannual Financial Framework or MFF) for 2028-34. At OLAF, we are ready to protect it, no matter what shape it takes, with the other members of the #EUAntiFraudArchitecture
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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 16

📢OLAF is looking for trainees!
📘Ever wondered what it's like to work for the EU? Then apply for a Blue Book Traineeship!
✅ 5-month paid traineeship
✅ Starting March 2026
✅ Apply with any Bachelor’s degree
🔴Deadline 29 August 10.00
Find out more and apply ▶️ europa.eu/!YNDggC

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 15

🤝OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social welcomed Ambassador
Vsevolod Chentsov, Head of Mission of Ukraine to the EU, to OLAF for positive discussions on reinforcing cooperation to protect EU support for Ukraine and training opportunities.

Salla Saastamoinen welcomes Ambassador Vsevolod Chentsov Head of Mission of Ukraine to the EU, to OLAF.

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Salla Saastamoinen @sallaloi.bsky.social · Jul 15

Bluebook trainees welcome also to @euantifraud.bsky.social !

European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Jul 15

📘 Ever wondered what it's like to work for the EU? Apply for a Blue Book Traineeship!

✅ 5-month paid traineeship
✅ Starting March 2026
✅ Apply with any Bachelor’s degree
✅ Build skills, friendships, and your 🇪🇺 future

🗓️ Deadline: 29 Aug, 10:00
👉 europa.eu/!YNDggC

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 14

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jul 1

💥Counterfeit cigarette network bust! OLAF, Romanian & Italian authorities dismantled a criminal operation seizing millions of counterfeit cigarettes & tobacco. €9.8M in duties evaded. This highlights important cross-border cooperation to protect the EU. 🚬Details in press release➡️ shorturl.at/7N339

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jun 25

🗣️Presenting the OLAF Annual Report to the Budget Control Committee (CONT) for the final time, OLAF DG Ville Itälä thanked the present & past Committees for their support during his tenure 🤝Saying that strong OLAF/CONT relations is good news for the EU budget 💶 and bad news for fraud & fraudsters.

OLAF DG Ville Itälä and CONT Committee Chair Niclas Herbst shake hands in a Committee room in the European Parliament.

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jun 20

Mon 23/6 ⏰15.00 OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social
will take part in a panel discussion on how to combat financial interference as a threat to democracy during the hearings of the @europarl.europa.eu Special committee on the European Democracy Shield 🛡️
Follow the discussion here europa.eu/!vHKbMK

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Salla Saastamoinen @sallaloi.bsky.social · Jun 13

Closing the 2025 OLAF Conference👍We focused on two interlinked aspects of the EU Anti-Fraud Landscape: shaping of the performance-based instruments under the new MFF and the future of the Anti-Fraud Architecture. We have an opportunity to combat irregularities and fraud better!

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European Anti-Fraud Office @euantifraud.bsky.social · Jun 12

Closing the 2025 Helsinki #OLAF Conference, OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social spoke about the opportunities for EU anti-fraud actors to help shape the future of new anti-fraud world emphasising that cooperation is key to this 🤝
#EUAntiFraud

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Piotr Serafin @piotrserafin.bsky.social · Jun 11

Glad to host Belgian Deputy Prime Ministers Maxime Prévot, Vincent Van Peteghem, and Jan Jambon to discuss the next EU long-term budget.

Tomorrow, I continue my Tour d’Europe visiting several EU-funded projects across Belgium 🇪🇺🇧🇪

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Salla Saastamoinen @sallaloi.bsky.social · Jun 11

”Shaping the Anti-fraud Landscape”, the 2025 OLAF Conference of @euantifraud.bsky.social
opened by the Finnish Minister of Finance Riikka Purra: Effective control and management systems are crucial with the performance based EU funding. We need prevention rather than correction!

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