Salla Saastamoinen
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European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) - Deputy Director-General - @ @EU_Commission. Views own, RT no endors.
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Joined October 2011
🛍️💻Earlier this month we co-hosted a conference with the European Intellectual Property Office on tackling e-commerce fraud, bringing together major players in the sector & 🌐customs authorities. 📼Watch about what is at stake 👇 📰More on conference https://t.co/ymhEb2afSH
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🇪🇸 Cooperation in Action 🤝🔎Intelligence from OLAF regarding the illicit trade of environmentally damaging F-gasses was passed to the Customs Surveillance Service of the Spanish Tax Agency resulting in the seizure of an illicit 12,000 kg shipment. More: https://t.co/qpVzKUln4a
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🇪🇺 Multi-annual Financial Framework Co-rapporteur @SMuresan offered strong support to OLAF's anti-fraud mission of protecting future MFFs for European tax-payers & voters. Much appreciated!
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🇪🇺In Strasbourg today, OLAF Acting DG @SallaLoi is holding meetings to discuss anti-fraud policy & strong budget protection. Including with Finnish MEPs Aura Salla, @MikaAaltola, @PToveri & Sirpa Pietikäinen. 🙏 Kiitos for the fruitful discussions!
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🎥 We’re live from the Grande Salle! Koen Lenaerts, President of the #CJEU, is answering visitors’ questions in a special session streamed directly from our Open Day 👉 https://t.co/ly9FC5qN6X?
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🎥 We’re live from the Grande Salle! Koen Lenaerts, President of the #CJEU, is answering visitors’ questions in a special session streamed directly from our Open Day. 👉 Tune in now and be part of...
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Congratulations to Latvian chemist turned auditor, who also co-founded a 🇱🇻 government agency, Marita Salgrave, on becoming the chair of OLAF's Supervisory Committee. Ms Salgrave will hold the position for 6 months. Find out more https://t.co/aIgL5DauOF
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🇪🇺Live 🎥- Acting DG @SallaLoi appearing at @Europarl_EN's Budget Committee for an exchange of views on what OLAF has learnt from the Performance based model of funding. https://t.co/bf8UjceF4n
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🇦🇱 In Albania acting DG @SallaLoi met with Head of @SASPACALBANIA Eridana Çano, focussing on the key role that the agency plays in coordinating EU financial assistance in managing pre-accession funds and how OLAF can work with SASPAC to protect those funds. 🇪🇺
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Commenting on the seminar that included representatives from 10 EU candidate & potential candidate countries. OLAF acting DG @SallaLoi said “This seminar goes beyond sharing expertise; together we build trust and create practical channels of cooperation”. 🧵[2/2]
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🤝🇪🇺OLAF's 2025 AFCOS seminar in Tirana focusing on strengthening anti-fraud cooperation with EU enlargement countries has ended. Participants discussed ways to increase transparency & protect the EU's financial interests 🧵[1/2] Press release➡️ https://t.co/1EPiIPEk8O
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💬@SallaLoi said ... "SPAK’s work is key to promote trust in Albania’s capacity to investigate and prosecute corruption". 🧵2/2
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Acting DG @SallaLoi met with Altin Dumani, Chief of SPAK, Albania’s independent prosecution office against serious corruption and organised crime. Cooperation between SPAK & OLAF is increasing, with OLAF offering expertise to support SPAK in investigating complex fraud cases🧵1/2
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Tirana 🇦🇱 - Acting DG @SallaLoi met with Albania's Minister of Finance Petrit Malaj to discuss OLAF-Albania cooperation and Albania's progress in strengthening anti fraud practices to aid EU integration 🇪🇺 Such as adopting a robust National Anti-Fraud Action Strategy this year.
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Mirëmënges Shqipëria and greetings from Tirana! @EUAntiFraud fights wrongdoings to EU funds anywhere the EU funds go. In the EU candidate and potential countries, we do this in cooperation with their Anti-fraud coordination services, AFCOS. The 2025 AFCOS Seminar at Tirana🇦🇱
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🌍🍽️ OLAF joins forces to safeguard our plates with Europol, DG SANTE, and 31 countries in Operation OPSON XIV. Together, we seized counterfeit and substandard food worth EUR 95 million. 🤝Our collective action is crucial to protect consumers and preserve legitimate markets.
🔍 Europol, OLAF, DG SANTE and 31 countries, alongside food and beverage producers, targeted criminals behind counterfeit and substandard food and beverages in the 14th edition of Operation OPSON. See details about the operation in our press release ⤵️ https://t.co/h369lxtMH5
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Cooperation in action 🤝We play a role in smashing the illegal trade in endangered glass eels. See the latest outcome from @Europol ⬇️ Find out more about our work in this area ↙️ 🐟 https://t.co/06zsAOWkUL
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On 10 May 2023, the European Anti-Fraud Office participated in a coordinated operation that resulted in the seizure of 1.5 tonnes of live eels, seized from clandestine incubators in France and Spain.
🚨 Major blow to billion-euro glass eel trafficking networks 🔎 21 countries joined forces in #OperationLAKE 🐟 22 tonnes of endangered eels seized 👮 26 arrests 📄 Forged paperwork & global smuggling routes exposed Read more in our press release ⤵️ https://t.co/GxBdsFRjtB
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🤝Welcoming a delegation from @k2tre (Tampere Chamber of Commerce) to OLAF to learn about our work. Find out more about how we protect genuine producers & businesses by helping tackle counterfeit goods. 🛡️ https://t.co/sdMMa5gJEu 🇪🇺
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🇪🇺🔊Acting OLAF DG @SallaLoi said: "By working closely with customs and enforcement authorities worldwide, we can better protect citizens’ health, safeguard revenues and dismantle the illicit networks behind this trade.” [2/2]
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In cooperation with Finnish customs @SuomenTulli the 38th Annual OLAF Tobacco Conference in Helsinki brought together 100 stakeholders from 🇪🇺 & key global partners including 🇦🇺🇨🇳🇪🇬🇳🇴🇺🇦🇬🇧 @Europol @WCO_OMD to identify ways to strengthen the fight against tobacco fraud. 🧵[1/2]
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