26/01/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 23 January, the European Commission launched a call for evidence on a future action plan to combat online and telephone fraud, due to be published this year. The plan aims to develop cross-border cooperation between regulators, law enforcement agencies and private players in the EU. There are a number of stated objectives: to detect fraud more effectively, make it easier to recover misappropriated sums and provide more support for victims. The Commission is critical of the fact that online fraud has become “a widespread and complex phenomenon”, noting that the sums generated are “rapidly integrated into the financial system” and “moved across borders”. The plan is intended to complement an already extensive arsenal, including the Payment Services Directive and the anti-money laundering package, while strengthening the ‘follow-the-money’ tools designed to prevent and disrupt fraud schemes. Contributions can be submitted until Friday 13 February. See the call for evidence: https://aeur.eu/f/kez (JM)