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 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.
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.