Summary
A report on fighting fraud within the EU, focusing on VAT theft, tobacco smuggling, and the role of new investigative bodies. 10 03.05.2018
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economy
finance
taxation
criminal law
european union
budgetary control
administrative law
public administration
business and competition
public finance and budget policy
Key points
- The report notes a decrease in the total number and value of reported irregularities compared to the previous year.
- Member States are legally required to take the same measures against fraud affecting EU interests as they do for their own national interests.
- The adoption of the PIF Directive establishes minimum rules for defining criminal offenses and sanctions related to EU fraud.
- The threshold for cross-border VAT fraud under the PIF Directive is subject to a Commission assessment by mid-2022.
These raw data are provided by the Open Data Portal of the European Union (data.europa.eu) and are licensed under ODC-BY 1.0.