The OLAF & EPPO files
OLAF & EPPO always know.
Welcome to The anti-fraud Files, where the EU’s anti-fraud agency and the Public Prosecutor’s office takes center stage. They’re just doing their job — but even the most respected EU institution has its limits. Investigations can be lengthy, resources stretched, and fraudsters creative.
Let’s unpack the most audacious funding fiascos and remind everyone: your tax money deserves better.
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OLAF — two mandates and a Transparency HIT
For two decades, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has publicly branded itself as the EU’s critical line of defense against fraud and corruption. Yet, in
Part 2: Fraud? What fraud? How Belgium makes cases disappear.
For over a year, formal suspected fraud complaints were sent to SPF Finance, SPF Emploi, ONSS, OLAF, EPPO, the European Commission, the European Court of
10 years of OLAF fraud investigations and EU’s untouchables
Belgium, recipient of over €31 billion in EU funds (FTS), has just four (4) OLAF fraud investigations in a decade. Less than Congo (7) or
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