Reporting Suspected Frauds
and Corruption
Ing. Želmíra Hybská
Central Contact Point for OLAF
Section of Control and Fight against Corruption
Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic
Central Contact Point for OLAF
AFCOS SR
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Resolution of the Slovak Government No. 1133 of 28 November 2001
on the establishment of the Central Contact Point for OLAF in the SR
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established: 1 January 2002
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legal framework
Tasks of the Central Contact Point for OLAF
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co-ordinating service for fighting against frauds in Slovakia – AFCOS
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ensuring and co-ordinating the protection of financial interests of the EU
in the Slovak Republic
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co-ordinating the activities of the AFCOS network partners on the
national level
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providing assistance to OLAF:
- contact point for OLAF in the SR
- providing support in administrative investigations
- collecting and reporting irregularities
- other tasks (GAF, COCOLAF, OAFCN)
Tasks of the Central Contact Point for OLAF
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carrying out controls
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treating the submissions
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providing information on the protection of financial interests of the EU to
the public
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training activities on the protection of EU’s financial interests
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conceptual, methodological and legislative activities in the field of the
protection of EU’s financial interests
Basic document
National Strategy for the Protection of EU’s Financial
Interests in the Slovak Republic
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approved by Resolution of the Slovak Government No. 547
of 27 June 2007
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updates: in 2009 and 2012
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Parts of the National Strategy
- Manual for the Cooperation of AFCOS Network Partners
- Manual for Reporting Irregularities
- Action Plan to the National Strategy for the protection of EU’s Financial
Interests on the Slovak Republic
Objectives of the National Strategy
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to ensure a consistent protection of the EU’s financial interests in the SR
as required by Article 325 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU
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to increase public trust in the Slovak Republic’s institutions and bodies
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to assure the public that the money of the EU and the money of its
taxpayers are spent and used properly
Pillars of the National Strategy
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prevention
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detection and investigation
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corrective action and sanctions
Reporting suspected frauds and
irregularities
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for more information see:
reporting through e-mail:
reporting in writing to:
reporting personally
http://www.olaf.gov.sk/
nezrovnalosti@vlada.gov.sk,
afcossr@vlada.gov.sk
Úrad vlády SR
Sekcia kontroly a boja proti korupcii
Odbor Centrálny kontaktný útvar pre OLAF
Námestie Slobody 1
813 70 Bratislava 1
Slovenská republika
Overview of submissions
How individual submissions were treated
Calendar year
Number
of
Handled by
submissions CCP OLAF
Audit
Authority
2008
2
2009
10
3
2010
19
5
1
2011
44
4
2012
52
2013
2014
by 12/03/2014
Procurement
Office
National
Criminal
Agency/
Prosecutor’s
General Office
Supreme
Auditing
Office
Other state
administration
body
2
3
4
1
4
8
4
8
3
11
6
7
64
16
8
7
7
2
1
1
24
28
1
2
30
1
3
Treating the submissions
Analysis provided information
Related to the
EU fund?
Identification of the
competent authority
- Control by the
Slovak
Government
Office
- Control or
investigation
by other body
Retrospective check
of the selected
solution
- Control by the
Slovak
Government
Office
- Control or
investigation
by other body
Feed-back given to the
reporting subject
Reporting irregularities at the national level
in SF and CF
Detected irregularity
 Beneficiary
 Managing authority
 Intermediate body
 Paying agency
 Certifying authority
 Auditing Authority and cooperating bodies
 Supreme Auditing Office of the SR, Public
Procurement Office and Slovak Government
Office
 Audit EC, EDA a external auditors
Certifying authority (Section for EU Funds, the Finance Ministry)
Unit Central Contact Point for OLAF of the Section for Control and
Fight against Corruption (Slovak Government Office)
OLAF EC
Reporting irregularities to OLAF
Total number
Calendar
year
Irregularities
resulted in
criminal
prosecution
Of which
Reporting
Irregularities in
the reporting
Initial reporting
New
irregularities
IRQ3
IRQ5
2011
144
1 062
110
186
1
1
2012
337
485
228
298
6
0
2013
340
453
175
212
5
0
Total:
821
2000
513
696
12
1
Reporting of suspected crimes
E-mail box for reporting suspected crimes affecting EU’s financial
interests – the box set up by National anti-Corruption Service in
cooperation with CCP OLAF infoirq@minv.sk
Calendar year
2011
2012
2013
Number of reported cases
4
0
26
3
0
22
1
0
4
1
0
1
Unsubstantiated infromation
Of which Substantiated information
Prosecution initiated
Overview of criminal proceedings
Criminal proceedings
2011
2012
2013
Order issued to open judicial enquiry
50
77
64
Order to bring charges (number of
criminal acts)
40
51
33
Number of persons charged with offences
56
65
46
Discontinued prosecution
6
19
22
Number of cases completed by conviction
23
27
32
Corruption – submissions in writing
Submissions in writing:
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By regular post: Office of the Goverment of the Slovak Republic
e-mail to bpk@vlada.gov.sk
Calendar
year
Submissions
Forwarded to
Anti-Corruption
Service/National
Criminal Agency
2011
84
20
35
29
2012
47
10
27
10
2013
33
18
5
10
Total:
164
48
67
49
Forwarded to
other body
Deferred
Corruption – anti-corruption line
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set up in May 2011 at Information Centre of the Slovak
Government Office, as of 1/1/2013 operational at the Control and
anti-Corruption Unit
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telephone number: 0850 111 001
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operational on working days from 8:30 to 14:30
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partially charged - phone calls within Slovakia as well as local calls
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for reporting suspected corruption
Anti-Corruption Line – overview of
suspicions
Calendar year
Overview from 18/05/2011 to 31/12/2013
Of total:
Forwarded to
National
Forwarded to
of which
Total number
Criminal
other public
anonymous
of suspicions
Agency (Anti- administration
Corruption
bodies
Service)
Deferred
2011
134
49
31
32
71
2012
25
7
10
5
10
2013
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-
-
-
-
Total:
159
56
41
37
81
Thank you for your attention
Ing. Želmíra Hybská
Head of Unit
Unit Central Contact Point for OLAF
Section for Control and Fight against Corruption
Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic
Námestie Slobody 1
813 70 Bratislava
Tel. 02/572 95 587
e-mail: zelmira.hybska@vlada.gov.sk