Brussels, 24/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - Fraud affecting the EU budget remained stable in 2012 compared to 2011, according to the Commission's annual report on the Protection of the EU's Financial Interests. The European anti-fraud office (OLAF) detected 1,231 irregularities involving fraud, slightly more than the previous year. The financial impact of these irregularities, however, amounts to €392.6 million, as opposed to €404 million in 2011.
Although budget revenue fraud decreased...