European Anti-fraud Office

,,For Bulgaria, the partnership with the European Anti-Fraud Office is of utmost importance'', Prime Minister Boyko Borissov noted during the meeting with the Director General of OLAF, Ville Itala, at the Council of Ministers, the press service of the Cabinet announced.

The European Union's Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has issued a fine of more than 200 million euros to Greece for failing to stop a wide-scale tax fraud by Chinese criminal gangs importing ultra-cheap goods through the country's largest port of Piraeus, news portal Politico reported on Monday.

Romania took control of the Council of the EU's rotating presidency on January 1 and will be responsible for ensuring the continuity of the EU's work until June, reported DW. 

The former Communist country only joined the EU in January 2007 and has been at odds with Brussels regarding the rule of law, separation of powers and corruption.

The head of European Parliament's information office in Greece, Leonidas Antonakopoulos, has been suspended from duty along with two unnamed colleagues amid an investigation by the European anti-fraud office (OLAF).

Thirty MPs from Greece's Conservative party submitted a series of questions to seven ministers on Wednesday following a confirmation by the European Commission that Europe's anti-fraud agency (OLAF) is conducting an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of European Union funds in the country.

The European Commission could not confirm allegations of mishandling of EU funds provided to improve living conditions for migrants and refugees in Greece, a spokesperson said Wednesday, adding that the issue had been referred to the bloc's anti-fraud agency, OLAF, which is responsible for investigating such cases.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is conducting an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of European Union funds provided to improve living conditions for thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers stranded in Greece, Politico reports.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is conducting an investigation into alleged mismanagement of European Union funds that were provided to improve the living conditions for thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers stranded in Greece, the Brussels-based news website Politico reports.

Reference is made to an article published by Kathimerini on 16 June 2018, entitled "EASO probe hampers asylum procedures." The article makes various inaccurate and misleading assertions that the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) would like to correct.

The ongoing investigation into alleged misconduct at the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) could impact the processing of thousands of asylum claims in Greece.

The European Union's anti-fraud agency OLAF is investigating allegations of misconduct in procurement procedures, irregularities in management of human resources and possible breaches of data protection at EASO.