Exploring the evolving landscape of EU anti-fraud enforcement

On 20-21 November, the Department of Law of the University of Luxembourg hosted the ‘The Future of the Anti-fraud Architecture’ Conference, at the Chambre des Métiers, bringing together scholars and institutional experts to explore the evolving landscape of EU anti-fraud enforcement. The event was organised by Prof. Stanislaw Tosza.

The conference featured compelling discussions on:

• The transformation of the EU anti-fraud landscape, including new roles for OLAF, the growing significance of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), and the emergence of the AMLA – The EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority
• Comparative approaches to gathering electronic evidence in administrative punitive proceedings
• Legislative and technological responses to emerging fraud schemes

Highlights included:

• A keynote speech from Acting Director General Salla Saastamoinen explored the policy developments in EU anti-fraud enforcement and their implications for legal coherence and accountability
• A keynote speech from Miranda de Meijer, European Prosecutor at the EPPO and Professor at the University of Amsterdam, highlighting both the strategic opportunities and the inherent complexities in coordinating prosecution across Member States
• Perspectives on EU and national approaches to the use of electronic evidence in administrative punitive proceedings, which are results of the book available here: https://hdl.handle.net/10993/65423
• A high level roundtable on the “The present and the future of the Anti-Fraud Landscape”

With attendees from academia, policymakers, and practitioners, the event offered a platform to debate how to build a future-proof anti-fraud architecture that is legally sound, operationally effective, and rights-based.

Thank you to all speakers, participants, organisers, and to the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) for making this conference a success!

• Access the conference programme