Anti-Fraud: Bulgaria at the top of the class

Anti-Fraud: Bulgaria at the top of the class

The Director of the European Anti-Fraud Office / OLAF / Giovanni Kessler, presented in the European Parliament an annual report of the institution, according to which Bulgaria is among the countries with the least detected irregularities in the carrying out of EU-sponsored projects. In Bulgaria there have been 513 instances of irregularities working with EU Funds. In Spain their number is 6 853, in Romania – 3 606, in the Czech Republic – 2 788, in Germany – 1 308. In Bulgaria, irregularities affect only 1.5% of the payments made, while in Slovakia, for example, this percentage is 15, in the Czech Republic -6
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Fraud prevention at stake #ETCP munich training #EC Anti-fraud measures

Fraud prevention at stake #ETCP munich training #EC Anti-fraud measures

The European Commission has pledged 14.5 million euros to support Member States in fighting fraud, corruption and other illegal activities. Under the Hercule III Anti-fraud Programme, the Commission will finance projects such as training customs officers to better recognize illegal trade. “Member States must be properly equipped to address fraud against the EU budget,” said Giovanni Kessler, Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).  From 9 to 10 May in Munich, ETCP key expert, Ms Susanne Volz, invites you to tackle Fraud prevention focusing on how to manage anti-fraud risk assessment: 2-Day | Fraud “Identifying Fraud & mitigating the key risks” Date : 9 to
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