TIRANA, Oct 9 /ATA/ Minister of Finance Petrit Malaj held a meeting with the Acting Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Salla Saastamoinen, in the framework of the AFCOS 2025 Seminar, which is taking place this year in Tirana.
During the meeting, Minister Malaj reaffirmed the Albanian Government’s steadfast commitment to the implementation of the National Anti-Fraud Strategy 2025–2030, as well as to the ongoing measures aimed at safeguarding the European Union’s financial interests. He further underscored Albania’s strategic approach to ensuring the effective and transparent management of EU funds throughout the pre-accession period.
For her part, Saastamoinen appreciated the cooperation with the Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (AFCOS), which serves as Albania’s main point of contact with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). She also praised the progress achieved in implementing best European practices in the fight against financial fraud.
At the AFCOS 2025 Seminar, Minister Malaj underscored that the meeting is being held at a time when Albania has established a robust legal, institutional, and procedural framework aimed at protecting the financial interests of European taxpayers and the European Union in their entirety. /j.p/sm/
