Fraud schemes within European Structural Funds and possible solutions for their mitigation Cover Image

Eiropas Savienības fondu līdzekļu krāpšanas shēmas un iespējamie risinājumi to novēršanai
Fraud schemes within European Structural Funds and possible solutions for their mitigation

Author(s): Kristine Arensone
Subject(s): Economy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Financial Markets, Fiscal Politics / Budgeting, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Baltijas Starptautiskā akadēmija
Keywords: Fraud; Illegal activities; antifraud activities; fraud mitigation;

Summary/Abstract: Fraud is interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international. Fraud cases may include smuggling, illegal tax schemas, documents of falsified goods, and documents of nonexistent deals, artificially increased prices, money laundering and other illegal activities. Fraud risk in European Union fund financed projects is common not only for Latvia, but also for other European Union member states. All the member states are facing similar problems, therefore antifraud activities’ definition and implementation were defined by the European Commission as one of the preconditions for fund financing for countries in 2014-2020 planning period. The goal of the work is to explore the most common fraud schemes in European Union financed projects and to provide recommendations for fraud prevention.

  • Issue Year: 44/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 49-57
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Latvian