Brussels, 18/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - In its latest Activity Report for the period June 2001 to June 2002, the anti-fraud office (Olaf) states that it opened 552 new cases of suspicions of fraud to the detriment of the Community's financial interests. 174 cases concern direct expenditure (32%), 112 (20%) customs and trade, 81 (15%) involved the Structural Funds, 77 (14%) agriculture, 63 (11%) internal cases and 45 (8%) cigarettes and excise.
The number of cases increased by 30% in relation...