Revision of EU rules on the protection of the Union's financial interests
12 submissions from 10 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission lists 23 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 12 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.
Who showed up
2 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 3 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions.
Industry 2Civil society 3Public authorities, academia, other 7
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
The file, right now
The consultation closed on 21 May 2026 — it ran from 23 Apr 2026.
Policy area
Justice (DG JUST)
Where it stands
In planning
Adoption expected
31 Dec 2026 · in 123 days
How it got here
Call for evidence · impact assessment21 May 2026
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned, Prop dir.
EU rules on the protection of the EU’s financial interests aim to prevent fraud and other crimes against these interests. The report will assess the impact of national law transposing those rules and may be accompanied by a legislative proposal to revise them. This should make it possible to align current rules with new legislation, including on anti-corruption, to further strengthen the EU’s anti-fraud framework.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
CONCLUSIONS INTA recognizes the important function performed by the within the European enforcement framework, particularly in relation to identifying and addressing complex and organized counterfeiting activities alongside its broader anti-fraud mandate.
Transparency International EU (TI EU) believes that the ongoing evolution of the EU Anti-Fraud Architecture (AFA) presents a crucial opportunity to strengthen the protection of the Unions financial interests through greater cooperation, and institutional coherence between key anti-fraud actors, notably the European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO) and the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
Eesti toetab EPPO, OLAFi ja PIF direktiivi läbivaatamist, rõhutades vajadust tugevdada ELi asutuste ja liikmesriikide pädevate asutuste, eeskätt AFCOS üksuste, rolli ja koostööd. Ilma õigeaegse infovahetuseta ei ole võimalik tagada ELi finantshuvide tõhusat kaitset ega toetuste kiiret tagasinõudmist.
Estonia supports the revision of the EPPO, OLAF and PIF Directives, emphasising the need to strengthen the role and cooperation of EU agencies and Member States’ competent authorities, in particular AFCOS units. Without timely exchange of information, effective protection of the EU’s financial interests and swift recovery of grants cannot be ensured. 1.
Filed in Estonian · English published by the European Commission
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) believes that environmental crime is frequently embedded within broader criminal ecosystems involving fraud, corruption, money laundering, and other offences that affect the EUs financial interestsareas that, contrary to environmental crime, are already covered by the EPPOs mandate.
Born Free is a UK-based international charity committed to promoting compassionate conservation to enhance the survival of threatened species in the wild and protect natural habitats, while respecting the needs and safeguarding the welfare of individual animals. We welcome the opportunity to provide feedback on the revision of the European Public Prosecutors Office Regulation.
Between 2019 and 2024, Belgium registered 975 cases of investigative interest at OLAF the highest of any EU member state, 36.1% of all EU member state cases. This was confirmed by OLAF itself on 13 May 2026, in a FOIA release signed by OLAF's Director, extracted from OLAF's own Case Management System. The data existed throughout the six years it was not published.
We welcome the European Commissions initiative to review the EPPO Regulation, the OLAF Regulation and the PIF Directive in order to strengthen the EU Anti-Fraud Architecture and improve protection of the Unions financial interests.
On 20 April 2026, the European Anti-Fraud Office published its 2025 Annual Report. The headline figures: 4,961 pieces of incoming information, 1,142 selections, 254 investigations opened, 209 concluded, 216 recommendations, EUR 597 million recommended for recovery, EUR 18 million prevented from being unduly spent. Useful output indicators.
EURANIMI (European Association of Non-Integrated Metal Importers & Distributors) takes note with interest of the ongoing reflection on the functioning of the EUs anti-fraud architecture, including the respective roles of OLAF and the EPPO.
1. Problem addressed Current anti-fraud architecture relies on Heavily on reactive investigation. A significant detection gap exists at the preventive level: conflicts of interest, incompatibilities, and irregular accumulation of public positions are routinely present in official public registries (commercial registries, official state gazettes, public audit reports), but are never systematically cross-referenced.
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
Method. Every quote is verbatim from the organization’s own submission to the European Commission, trimmed to its opening passage and never summarized by a model. Where a submission was filed in another EU language we show the English text the European Commission publishes alongside it, labeled on the quote; the original is one click away at the source. Groupings use the respondent type the organization itself selected when filing. We deliberately do not label anyone “supportive” or “opposed” — you read what they wrote and draw your own conclusion. Organizations only, never individuals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the European Commission is not liable for this reuse.
