EUROJUST en OLAF versterken hun samenwerking in het bestrijden van financiële misdaad (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Europees Bureau voor fraudebestrijding (OLAF) i, gepubliceerd op woensdag 24 september 2008.

The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) and EUROJUST – the European Union Judicial Cooperation Body – have concluded a Practical Agreement on a further improved co-ordination and co-operation in the fight against financial fraud. Mr José Luis Lopes da Mota, President of EUROJUST, and Mr Franz-Hermann Brüner, Director General of OLAF signed the document today in Brussels.

The Practical Agreement covers arrangements regarding co-operation between Eurojust and OLAF in order to fight fraud, corruption or any other criminal offence affecting the European Community's financial interests. It constitutes, for Eurojust and OLAF, a further enhancement of their co-operation and collaboration, in accordance with their respective competences and tasks in an effort to make the fight against fraud, corruption and any other criminal offence or illegal activity adversely affecting the European Communities’ financial interests as efficient as possible.

The Practical Agreement governs both modalities for closer and increased cooperation and provisions for the exchange of general and personal data.

The full text of the agreement is available online under http://olaf.europa.eu and http://www.eurojust.europa.eu

For further information:

EUROJUST

Joannes THUY, PhD

Press Officer - Spokesperson

Tel : +31 70 412 55 08

Fax : +31 70 412 50 05

jthuy@eurojust.europa.eu

http://www.eurojust.europa.eu

European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)

Jörg Wojahn

Deputy Spokesman

Tel : +32 (0)2 299.5410 Fax : +32 (0)2 299.8101

E-mail: olaf-press@ec.europa.eu http://ec.europa.eu/olaf