In Copenhagen with @eu2025dk.bsky.social we are hosting a high-level conference on customs fraud focusing on overcoming challenges of cross-border export fraud and how we can support EU countries in detecting, preventing & investigating this type of fraud. 1/2 👀 Press release - link.europa.eu/4B6N3X

💬At the conference acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said 'Customs fraud harms everyone depriving public budgets of revenue & distorting fair competition. By fighting customs fraud we & EU partners protect citizens, safeguard legitimate trade and strengthen Europe’s economy & security'. 2/2

Working smart💡In a plenary at the Conference of International Investigators in Beijing, on investigating with scarce resources, acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social explains how OLAF cooperates with global partners using flexibility, agility & prioritisation to protect EU financial interests 🌐🤝🛡️💶

💬🏦Discussing the EU anti-fraud architecture during the annual Interinstitutional Exchange of Views on OLAF our acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social said that working with partners gives fresh perspectives & enhances expertise to increase protection of the EU budget and maintain trust in the EU Project.

Meeting with OLAF Acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social in Strasbourg Multi-annual Financial Framework Co-rapporteur Siegfried Mureșan offered strong support to OLAF's anti-fraud mission of protecting future MFFs for European tax-payers & voters. Much appreciated!

👉In Strasbourg today, OLAF Acting DG @sallaloi.bsky.social is holding meetings to discuss anti-fraud policy & strong budget protection. Including with Finnish MEPs @aurasalla.bsky.social @mikaaaltola.bsky.social, @peto69.bsky.social & @spietikainen.bsky.social. 🙏 Kiitos for the fruitful discussions!

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

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 🤝

🤝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]

💬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]

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

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

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.

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🇦🇱

📑 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

🔴🔴🟢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

🛑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

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

⚪️📄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]

💶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 🧵🔽[1/8]

📢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

🤝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.

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

🧐Interested in EU funding, data & transparency? 💡Then we have the tool for you! 📊 The 2024 Financial Transparency System tool to be exact! 👀Explore data on EU funding, search for specific grants, contracts or beneficiaries, see how the EU budget delivers results & more... 👉 europa.eu/!QWBrwK

💥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

🗣️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.

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

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!

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

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 🇪🇺🇧🇪

”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!

The opening session of the 2025 Helsinki OLAF conference led by #OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social focussing on the future of EU anti-fraud architecture, hearing from members of OLAF, @europol-eu.bsky.social, EUROJUST & the @ec.europa.eu's DG JUST on the how the architecture could look. #EUAntiFraud

📣Positive meeting between #OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social & World Bank Vice President and Auditor General Anke D'Angelo & colleagues in Brussels🤝 Discussion focussed on developing cooperation between OLAF & the World Bank in areas of common interest including fighting fraud in Ukraine.

📣As part of an #OLAF led crackdown ☘️ Irish Customs seized over 4000 illegally imported e-bikes 🚲 and a number of e-scooters 🛴with a value of €4,5 million 💶 👀Find out more about this case and what OLAF is doing at an EU level to tackle the illicit trade in e-bikes and e-scooter ▶️ europa.eu/!nfJtmd

At @europol-eu.bsky.social @sallaloi.bsky.social & team met deputy Exec directors Jürgen Ebner & Jean-Philippe Lecouffe discussing the EU anti-fraud architecture, the complementary roles of #OLAF & Europol and our cooperation in the fight against smuggling of tobacco & counterfeit goods 🤝

Meeting @eurojust.bsky.social President Michael Schmidt & Eurojust contact point for OLAF Erik Fagelsbo, @sallaloi.bsky.social & team discussed cooperation including protecting the integrity of the Single Market against such threats as environmental crime & food fraud

📣#OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social visited @eurojust.bsky.social & @europol-eu.bsky.social in the Hague to discuss areas of common interests & cooperation, institutional & operational awareness raising & the anti-fraud architecture among others 🤝 More on each meeting in thread 🔽 🧵

🗣️Citizens shaping policy! Read the recommendations on what the future EU spending priroties should be, as proposed by a panel of 150 randomly selected citizens from all EU countries🔽 europa.eu/!9tkxNP

We will have a Competitiveness Fund to support investment projects from the idea to the market. It will be closely linked to Horizon Europe, the most renowned research program worldwide, which will stay as a self-standing programme.

🐝🐝This #WorldBeeDay find out how #OLAF and partners created a buzz around Europe by leading an action against fake honey 🍯 Our findings were unBEElievable! europa.eu/!vyMDnw

📣 #OLAF DG Ville Itälä, OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social & OLAF directors welcomed members of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee 💶 to OLAF for a working visit. The delegation learned about how we protect the EU budget and how we use forensic technology 💻 to carry out our work

😀Kiitos kun tulitte, delighted to welcome a group from Finnish Influencer Schools of Päijät-Häme & Varsinais-Suomi as they tour Brussels learning about EU institutions 🏛️ During their visit to #OLAF DDG @sallaloi.bsky.social gave a presentation on the work we do 🤝Antoisaa loppumatkaa!

The main messages of @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu the MFF at the #ABC2025 focus on flexibility, greater coherence, simple systems and new sources of funding. National and regional partnerships for reforms are the way forward.

Good start of the #ABC2035 both with the messages of President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu and with representatives of the Citizens’ Panel on #EUBudget.

Today - OLAF @ EU open day - Join us to test your OLAF knowledge 🙋‍♀️on our wheel 🎡of fortune, play our video game 💻to see if you can defeat the fraudster 👺 or just relax 😌 on our 🌍 'world famous' beanbags! ⏰ 10 May – 10.00-18.00 🗺️ Berlaymont building Brussels (safe village)

Deputy-Director General of #OLAF @sallaloi.bsky.social speaking at #EuropeDay in the Berlaymont on the importance that languages play in OLAF.

Happy Europe Day!🇪🇺 We are protecting the EU budget every day.👍 @euantifraud.bsky.social

Protecting EU budget is our common goal with @MEPChinnici @EP_BudgControl The anti-fraud actors need to cooperate in coordinated way. The complementary work is a key to tackle irregularities and fraud, with twin track of administrative and criminal investigations. @euantifraud.bsky.social

#OLAF Deputy Director-General @sallaloi.bsky.social met with MEPs of the @europarl.europa.eu BUDG & CONT committee discussing issues including the white paper on the European #AntiFraudArchitecture and how to protect the next European Multiannual Framework 📸 Kinga Kollar & George Afitas MEPs 🤝

Positive meeting to strengthen cooperation between #OLAF & the Audit Authority for Audit of Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance of North Macedonia. OLAF Deputy Director-General @sallaloi.bsky.social & colleauges met with Chief auditor Milaim Abduraimi, Svetlana Dungevski & Sherif Abdulahi🤝