What the Commission is doing
Objectives
- Protect the financial interests of the EU by investigating fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities
- Detect and investigate serious misconduct by EU staff which could result in disciplinary or criminal proceedings
- Support the EU institutions and national governments in the development and implementation of anti-fraud legislation and policies
Key initiatives
What constitutes fraud and how to report it.
The EPPO is an independent EU body with the competence to investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes against the EU budget.