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OLAF PUBLISHES ITS ACTIVITY REPORT

A crumbling bridge built with EU money but substandard materials, plagiarism in an EU research project, tomato importers evading customs duties, a retired official trying to increase his pension by illegal means: these are only four examples demonstrating the large variety of cases in which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) intervened in 2007. OLAF presented today in Brussels its new Annual Activity Report which illustrates its work inside and outside the EU in 15 case studies and numerous statistical tables. At the end of 2007, OLAF was investigating a total of 408 cases.

France takes over rotating EU presidency from Slovenia

Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon treaty presents France with new challenge as it takes charge of EU affairs

New Bahia acquapark apertura estiva dal 28 Maggio

Pope to rally Catholic Church leaders in New York

BENEDICT XVI: TO THE NEW AMBASSADOR OF BOLIVIA, “PROMOTE DIALOGUE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING”

Managing our borders together

New Commission proposals promise to increase security through better border control while easing cross-border travel for legitimate travellers.

Talking safety " children and the web

EU seeks insight into dangers of new technologies at first Brussels forum for teenagers.

Genetic “telepathy”? A bizarre new property of DNA

Heath Ledger dead in New York flat

Heath Ledger est retrouvè mort à l’âge de 28 ans

l’acteur australien a ètè retrouvè sans vie mardi après-midi dans son appartement new-yorkais.

A child’s right not to be exploited online

The rights of children - in particular the right of protection from paedophiles operating on the internet - will be discussed Tuesday afternoon by MEPs. The world-wide-web has created a new area of anonymity for those preying on children, with child pornography being rampant. It is illegal to exploit children via the internet and several cases have shown the police are capable of tracking down offenders. Tuesday's debate centres on a report by Italian MEP Roberta Angelilli (UEN).

Commission proposal to limit the CO2

The European Commission today proposed legislation to reduce the average CO2 emissions of new passenger cars to 120 grams per kilometre by 2012. The proposed legislation is the cornerstone of the EU's strategy to improve the fuel economy of cars, which account for about 12% of the European Union's carbon emissions. The proposal further underlines the EU's leadership and determination to deliver on its greenhouse gas commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and beyond.