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European Commissioner Oettinger at the EP

At its meeting on 15.03.2018, the Conference of Presidents mandated CONT committee to consider the appointment of the Secretary-General of the European Commission in the framework of the integrity policy of the European Commission, in view of tabling of a motion for resolution to be voted at the EP's part-time session in April 2018.

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On 9 January 2017, Members of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Budgetary Control and the Committee on Legal Affairs held an exchange of views with Günther Oettinger, Member of the European Commission, on the transfer of the portfolio for Budget and Human Resources.

Logo of European Anti-Fraude office - supervisory committee

On 04.05.15, during the meeting of the Budgetary Control Committee, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Supervisory Committee (SC) presented its Annual Activity Report 2014.

Vote on the EU budget discharge ©BELGA/BELPRESS/P.Clement

MEPs scrutinise how money has been spent by the European Commission and the other EU institutions and agencies in a procedure known as discharge. Over the years, the procedure has become a very important tool to check how public funds have been spent and EU projects carried out.

Protection of financial interests

Fraud and illegal activities damaging the Union's policies have impact in the Union's budget. To ensure an effective protection of the financial interests of the Union, this proposal for a Directive brings forward convergent practices among all the EU member states. The overall objective of the proposal is to combat fraud and other fraud-related forms of illegal behaviour through which the EU budget is damaged.

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Commission's proposal for a Regulation amending the Regulation n° 883/2013, on the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), as regards the establishment of a Controller for procedural guarantees.

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The Agreements with the main tobacco manufacturers aim at ensuring that cigarettes are sold, distributed, stored and shipped in such a way as to minimise the risk of cigarettes finding their way into illicit channels.