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Promoting collaboration between the European Union’s (EU) anti-fraud office OLAF and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) will be a key priority of the new EU budget, anti-fraud and public administration Commissioner once he takes office, probably on December 1.

Poland’s Piotr Serafin, a former cabinet head for past European Council president and now Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, performed effectively at his European Parliament confirmation hearing on November 7, and should be confirmed as Commissioner.…

The European Union (EU) is to get an anti-fraud commissioner in the new European Commission set to take over on December 1 (2024), a position that has not been appointed since 2014. The job has been given to Polish Commissioner designate Piotr Serafin, currently acting permanent representative of Poland to the EU, within the second term team of European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.…

Profiling fraudsters can hone anti-fraud responses, helping investigators short-list likely suspects for detailed evaluation – and with profiling research and experience expanding, the effectiveness of such approaches is sharpening.

Forensic accountant and fraud examiner Dave Oswald, who runs Canadian anti-fraud consultancy Forensic Restitution (1), said: “Fraudster profiling can provide valuable insights into the minds of those who commit these crimes, helping law enforcement agencies and organizations to prevent, detect, and respond to fraudulent activity.”…

The effectiveness of cross-border collaboration between national and international law enforcement agencies has been demonstrated by recent raids and arrests in the European Union (EU). The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in February (2024) and Swedish police worked with EU judicial agency Eurojust in February (2024) to breach a large-scale cross-border carousel VAT fraud.…

While the Baltic States’ metal can industry relies largely on imported packaging, the two industries which routinely utilise local production are the beverage (specifically beer), and canned fish industry. While there were far more production facilities today within independent Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania than when these countries were part of the Soviet Union until 1991, the sector has been declining.…

The food industry is one of the most important and fastest growing branches of the Polish economy. With 60% of its land arable, Poland is the sixth largest agri-producer in the European Union (EU), according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).…

Signatory universities of the Magna Charta Universitatum declaration are meeting in Poland to assess how research and teaching can help reconstruct cities harmed by war, environmental pressures and socio-economic change.

This conference chimes with the aims of the declaration, which highlights the value of academic freedom, institutional autonomy and community collaboration, and which has been signed by 960 universities from 94 countries worldwide.…

In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has forced 6.2 million people from the country (UN figures) (1) and caused more than USD151 billion in infrastructure damage, says the Kiev Schol of Economics (2), Ukraine’s fashion retail market has been transformed.

Retail prices of manufactured dairy products in Poland are falling, while the costs of production and processing are rising. Market insiders say this is already pushing many small dairy farmers and manufacturers to the edge.

“Production costs for farmers and milk processors have increased dramatically,” said Agnieszka Maliszewska, director of the Polish Chamber of Milk (PIM – Polska Izba Mleka).…

Since economic liberalisation and globalisation kicked in major economic growth in China since 1990, China’s food and beverage industry has expanded exponentially, boosting the country’s metal packaging industry (1).
London-based market researcher GlobalData (NOTE TO EDITOR – NO SPACE BETWEEN WORDS IN THIS COMPANY NAME) has forecast that China’s market will purchase more than 1 trillion units in 2024, with rigid metal packaging taking a 10.5% volume share of this vast financial cake (2).…