The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) led a large-scale joint customs operation conducted by the customs administrations of 40 partner countries in Asia and Europe under the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), with the support of the World Customs Organization (WCO).
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The InvestigAid 2025 Conference, held from 22 to 24 October in Bucharest, brought together investigators, auditors and external aid experts from the EU and beyond to examine new patterns – and risks – affecting international development assistance.
Intelligence provided by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has led to a seizure of 12,000 kg of illegal F-gases in the southeast of Spain.
An enhanced framework for fighting tax fraud and evasion
On the margins of the 2025 AFCOS Seminar held in Tirana on 8–9 October, OLAF’s Acting Director-General Salla Saastamoinen met with senior Albanian counterparts to discuss ongoing cooperation in protecting the EU’s financial interests and supporting Albania’s progress towards EU accession.
Strengthening anti-fraud cooperation with EU enlargement countries was at the centre of the 2025 AFCOS Seminar, organised by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and held in Tirana (Albania) on 8–9 October.
The European Anti-Fraud Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office hosted the international conference “Ordered, counterfeited, unmasked: the global fight against e-commerce fakes” on 7–8 October in Alicante, Spain.
One of the European Anti-Fraud Office’s first complementary investigations conducted in close cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has resulted in a second conviction.
On 16–17 September, in cooperation with the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine, OLAF experts delivered a two-day training for Ukrainian customs and law enforcement officers in Moldova on Open Source Intelligence.
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in cooperation with Finnish Customs, organised the Annual OLAF Tobacco Conference from 16-18 September in Helsinki, Finland. The event focused on the latest fraud trends and challenges in order to strengthen the fight against tobacco fraud.
