The institutional architecture of EU anti-fraud measures: Overview of a network

In the European Union, several institutions, agencies and other bodies (collectively referred to as 'EU authorities') are concerned with preventing and combating fraud related to the EU budget. These EU authorities, and the activities they carry out – including policy-making, monitoring and operational tasks – make up a multi-layered network in which Member States and international organisations are also included.

At the domestic level, national authorities contribute by detecting, prosecuting and reporting fraudulent behaviour in the use of European Union funds to the European Commission. At the same time, a number of international organisations coordinate efforts across countries and legal systems to combat fraud.

The present analysis offered an overview of this network, with a focus on the European Union institutional framework.

[European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: In-Depth Analysis, June 2018: The institutional architecture of EU anti-fraud measures: Overview of a network http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2018/623545/EPRS_IDA(2018)623545_EN.pdf

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