BALKANS OLAF

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE RIGHT of European Union (EU) anti-fraud agency OLAF to investigate allegations of wrongdoing in EU programmes will be extended to five non-member countries in the Balkans under agreements signed with Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia & Montenegro. They are to participate in EU education, research, health, transport, energy and other programmes.



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