OLAF’s role in the fight against fraud in the European Union: do too many cooks spoil the broth? |
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Authors: | Brendan Quirke |
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Institution: | (1) Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University, John Foster Building, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5UZ, UK |
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Abstract: | This article discusses the role of OLAF in the fight against fraud in the European Union (EU) by examining (1) its powers
and capacity to coordinate the activities of anti-fraud agencies in the twenty seven member states and (2) the constraints
which prevent OLAF from operating in a more effective manner. It also analyses OLAF’s relationship with other transnational
agencies such as Eurojust and Europol and highlights the degree of fragmentation which exists among the many actors involved
in the fight against fraud, a fragmented legal approach and the difficulties this presents in attempting to police sophisticated
transnational frauds. The effect of EU expansion on this situation is considered and the support offered to new member states
who have been asked to bring their anti-fraud structures up to the standards of existing members within a very short period
of time is also examined. The efforts of Romania in seeking to build up anti-fraud structures and systems are discussed in
some detail. This article concludes that despite the best efforts of the actors involved, a fragmented legal system and institutions
have hampered the fight against fraud in the EU. |
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