Brussels – The European Commission appointed Petr Klement to the role of Director General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). OLAF investigates fraud against the EU budget, corruption, and serious misconduct within the European institutions and develops the European Commission’s anti-fraud policy. The date of entry into force will be determined at a later time.
Czech national and current European Deputy Prosecutor at the EPPO, Klement previously worked at OLAF between 2017 and 2020 as a member of the Supervisory Committee.
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