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Subido el 19 de septiembre de 2007 por EducaMadrid

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Up and running since June 1999, OLAF is the main organisation protecting the EU's financial interests. The office, based in Brussels, fights fraud, cases of which harm the EU's interests. It also investigates corruption and any other illegal activity inside the institutions of the EU. At the heart of this fight is information: collecting, verifying, and analysing data. This then needs to be passed on to the relevant bodies like the EU institutions, anti-fraud services in the EU and candidate countries as well as economic organisations and people across Europe. This film, produced in collaboration with the members of the anti-fraud communicators' network, shows OLAF at work.

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The European Union budget serves to improve the lives of Europe's citizens. 00:00:00
They benefit from a single market, vibrant local and regional economies, a high degree 00:00:16
of environmental protection, efficient European agriculture and enhanced food security. 00:00:24
The act of evading the duties and levies which supply the community budget, or using community 00:00:35
financing wrongfully, seriously damages the interests of all. 00:00:40
The protection of the community's financial interests is one of the priorities of the 00:00:45
European institutions, and the mission of the European Anti-Fraud Office, OLAF. 00:00:49
OLAF based in Brussels, Belgium, has been working since 1999 to protect the community 00:01:06
financial interests and to fight fraud, corruption and other illegal activities, including within 00:01:12
European institutions. 00:01:19
OLAF is a European Commission service with operational independence, under the political 00:01:26
responsibility of the Commissioner for Administrative Affairs, Audit and Anti-Fraud, Sim Kalas. 00:01:31
OLAF carries out internal administrative investigations within European institutions, 00:01:41
member states, candidate countries and even third countries. 00:01:46
Since March 2000, the Director General of OLAF has been Franz Hermann Brunner, a senior 00:01:54
German magistrate specializing in financial crime and corruption. 00:02:00
The Director General is appointed by the European Commission following consultation with the 00:02:05
European Parliament and the Council, and subject to approval by the Supervisory Committee. 00:02:09
He defines OLAF's mandate from Europe's citizens. 00:02:19
The European institutions are using for all their work European money, that means taxpayers' 00:02:24
money from all taxpayers all over the Union. 00:02:31
And we are a part of safeguarding this money, that means that the money ends up where the 00:02:34
budget authorities, the political leaders have decided to put the money into. 00:02:41
So we are ensuring that this is happening. 00:02:46
So there's insurance for the taxpayer that their money is used in a way it should have 00:02:48
been used. 00:02:53
This is number one. 00:02:54
And number two, we are also in charge of looking into the inside of the institution to safeguard 00:02:56
the money there, and safeguard that everything is done in a way the taxpayer expects. 00:03:03
Serious economic and financial crime knows no borders. 00:03:13
The protection of the European Union's financial interests is above all of concern to member 00:03:19
states. 00:03:24
They collect all resources and manage 80% of expenditure from the community budget. 00:03:29
To combat fraud effectively, coordinated cooperation is necessary between all competent authorities 00:03:43
within member states, applicant countries, and internationally. 00:03:49
The commitment of the approximately 400 staff of OLAF ensures that such cooperation is possible. 00:04:01
OLAF staff mostly have a background in customs services, the police, the judiciary, or national 00:04:08
civil services. 00:04:13
They are acknowledged experts in the field of economic and financial crime, analyzing 00:04:19
and assessing intelligence, and supporting anti-fraud policies. 00:04:23
The scope of OLAF's expertise and the experience of its staff are two of its strong points. 00:04:30
So what we are doing is add value to national investigations, or when you say international, 00:04:40
that means when three or four member states are involved, to international investigations. 00:04:46
And we are following strictly the so-called subsidiarity principle, that means we are 00:04:52
not in the first row of the investigations, the member state services, but we are in the 00:04:57
second row giving the necessary support. 00:05:01
OLAF's activities can be seen as being made up of three complementary and mutually reinforcing 00:05:06
pillars. 00:05:11
The first pillar carries out investigations and external operations concerning economic 00:05:13
operators. 00:05:18
This activity is undertaken in cooperation with national investigative services. 00:05:20
OLAF also carries out investigations within the institutions, bodies, and organisms of 00:05:26
the European Union. 00:05:31
During the conduct of these inquiries, human rights and fundamental freedoms must be respected, 00:05:34
as must rules concerning confidentiality and data protection. 00:05:39
The second pillar of OLAF's work consists of technical support for operational staff. 00:05:53
As part of this pillar, OLAF undertakes research and risk assessment to provide input for the 00:05:58
decision-making process and setting priorities within the office. 00:06:04
Information technology is of key importance. It is used in all aspects of OLAF's work. 00:06:11
Thanks to the registry and the case management team attached to this area, information can 00:06:18
be collected, shared, and used optimally. 00:06:23
The third pillar of OLAF's work concerns policies, legislation, and judicial matters, including 00:06:34
combating counterfeiting of the euro. 00:06:43
OLAF draws up an overall anti-fraud strategy, develops the necessary legal instruments, 00:06:48
and works to make legislation more fraud-proof. 00:06:54
This pillar also covers the administrative, financial, and legislative follow-up of inquiries. 00:06:57
A characteristic of OLAF is its operational independence. 00:07:07
To consolidate and guarantee this independence, OLAF is provided with a supervisory committee 00:07:13
which exercises regular scrutiny of its investigatory function. 00:07:18
The supervisory committee is composed of five highly qualified independent persons 00:07:23
from outside the European institutions. 00:07:28
Another sign of OLAF's independence is the fact that within the European Commission, 00:07:31
it is the only body with its own spokesman who is separate from the Commission's communications 00:07:36
service. 00:07:41
As part of its investigative function, OLAF has direct contacts with the media who have 00:07:44
an important role to play in informing the public about offences and measures taken to 00:07:49
combat fraud and corruption. 00:07:54
At the heart of OLAF's communication strategy is the concept of preventing fraud by providing 00:07:58
information for the public. This is achieved through the OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators 00:08:04
Network, OAFCN. 00:08:09
OAFCN helps to uncover cases of fraud, corruption, and other irregularities which harm the European 00:08:14
Union's financial interests. 00:08:20
It also has a deterrent and preventative effect, raising public awareness and encouraging public 00:08:25
debate. 00:08:31
Combating fraud and corruption which prejudice the European Union's financial interests demands 00:08:39
the cooperation of all those concerned. 00:08:49
European national, regional, and local officials, anti-fraud offices in member states, and candidate 00:08:53
countries, business, and Europe's citizens. 00:09:00
Everyone must contribute at his own level to combating financial crime, threatening 00:09:06
the economy, quality of life, and democracy. 00:09:11
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