The European Commission wants to scrap the supervisory committee of the EU anti-fraud office, OLAF, and replace it with a more political body drawn from the commission, the European Parliament, member states and the European Court of Auditors.
The idea was put forward by administration commissioner Siim Kallas last week in an internal memo seen by EUobserver, with a formal proposal due in January.
The news comes one day after the EU on Wednesday (30 November) appointed a new OLA...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.