OLAF PROBES FLOOD OF FRAUD TIP-OFFS FROM BULGARIA AND ROMANIA
July 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) anti-fraud office OLAF probed a flood of fraud allegations about Bulgaria and Romania in 2008, worsening these new EU member states' reputation as graft centres. There were 142 tips of financial fraud and misdemeanours about Bulgaria made to OLAF last year, and 87 on Romania - way above other countries (Germany, Italy and Poland being the subject of the most tips amongst remaining member states). Overall, said OLAF in its latest annual activity report "the volume of information received...rose for the eighth consecutive ...
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