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OLAF suggests it would be more effective if it had police-type powers (Photo: European Commission)

OLAF ineffective, reports say

The EU anti-fraud watchdog, OLAF, is ineffective and needs tighter supervision according to three external reports presented to MEPs on Tuesday (12 July), following a dogged defense by the organisation's director, Franz Bruner.

"Managerial supervision has remained inadequate and results in serious delays in the processing of files, the lodging of inconclusive reports and results that are difficult to identify", a year-long study by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) states.

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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.

OLAF suggests it would be more effective if it had police-type powers (Photo: European Commission)

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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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