In 2016, the European anti-fraud office (OLAF) concentrated on large-scale transnational investigations, many of which led to multi-million euro financial recommendations, according to the 2016 annual report on the fight against fraud, which was published on Wednesday 31 May.
OLAF closed 272 dossiers and opened 219 new ones- a high caseload against the backdrop of a constant decrease in staff numbers. OLAF issued 346 recommendations to the member states and EU authorities concerned, which...