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The OLAF has faced a lot of flak lately (Photo: OLAF)

OLAF hearing cancellation causes stir

European Parliament chiefs are facing criticism from British Conservative MEP and petitions committee rapporteur Sir Robert Atkins over a decision to cancel a 14 July hearing on the European Commission's anti-fraud body, OLAF.

The heads of the leading political factions took the decision at a meeting on Thursday morning (7 July), prompting Mr Atkins to fire off a letter of complaint to parliament president Josep Borrell on Friday.

"To cancel the hearing on this day will be seen,...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The OLAF has faced a lot of flak lately (Photo: OLAF)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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