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OLAF has completed an enquiry into the distribution of gummies containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive substance in cannabis, marketed in counterfeit packs that infringes the intellectual property rights of a very well-known European gummy brand.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) organised the second meeting of the Waste Shipment Enforcement Group (WSEG) today in Brussels, co-chaired with Dublin City Council Waste Regulation & Enforcement.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), in cooperation with the Department of Customs & Excise of the Republic of Cyprus organised its Annual Tobacco Conference, held in Larnaca, Cyprus, on 20 and 21 October 2026.

The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and OLAF have today signed a Working Arrangement to strengthen cooperation and information exchange between the two bodies, supporting their work against money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud and corruption.

In the continuing preparations for the protection of the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework, the European Anti-Fraud Office brought together more than 120 experts from national anti-fraud coordination services (AFCOS) from EU Member States and enlargement countries.

This year’s InvestigAid 2026, hosted by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with European Anti-Fraud Office, focused on how investigative bodies can respond to an increasingly complex environment for international aid and development funding.

The European Commission has today adopted its evaluation of the OLAF Regulation, concluding that the legal framework governing OLAF remains broadly fit for purpose and enables OLAF to effectively protect the EU’s financial interests.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has provided key intelligence that led Lithuanian authorities to uncover and dismantle a large illegal factory producing counterfeit nicotine pouches in Kaunas, Lithuania.

The European Commission today published its 2025 Annual Report on the Protection of the EU's Financial Interests (PIF Report), introducing for the first time a comprehensive assessment of the entire anti-fraud cycle and setting out the next steps to strengthen the protection of the EU budget.

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), with the endorsement of the European Commission, has decided, to second Ms Salla Saastamoinen to the University of Helsinki, Finland, effective 16 September 2026.