The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) reported on Thursday 10 September an increase in fraudulent activities linked to environmental projects financed by the EU budget.
OLAF reported on this development in its Annual Report, which analyses trends in 2019 in fraud against the EU budget.
Last year OLAF concluded 181 investigations (167 in 2018) and recommended to the EU authorities or Member States to recover a total of €485 million (€371 million the previous year) of funds from the EU...