Open Call: Supporting Comparative Law Studies and Periodical Publications

The objectives and priorities include protecting the EU financial interests and preventing and combating fraud, corruption, and other illegal activities; promoting transnational and multidisciplinary cooperation, exchanges of knowledge and best practices, and the creation of networks between national authorities, practitioners, and academics; raising awareness among the judiciary and legal professions; supporting training activities such as conferences, seminars, webinars, e-learning, staff exchanges, and studies; digitalisation of administrative reporting processes to reduce administrative burden in anti-fraud activities; strengthening cooperation between EU institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies, particularly OLAF and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, as well as with national customs and law enforcement authorities within and outside the EU; enhancing understanding of OLAF’s investigative framework, powers, cooperation mechanisms, evidential processes, and relations with national partners and the EPPO; improving prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of fraud and corruption through risk analysis practices and training of customs, judicial, and law enforcement authorities; addressing revenue fraud and corruption with emphasis on customs data collection, analysis, and challenges such as e-commerce; protecting the EU single market from counterfeits, tobacco smuggling, and dangerous goods; strengthening border protection, customs cooperation, and information-sharing; enhancing cooperation to combat environmental and health-related fraud such as illegal waste shipments, illicit trade in endangered species, illegal chemicals, and substandard food products; preventing the import of illicit products that violate EU environmental, climate, and customs legislation; tackling fraud and corruption affecting EU funds in areas such as environment, climate, and food safety; addressing emerging challenges related to expenditure fraud under the current financial framework and instruments like the Recovery and Resilience Facility; identifying and mitigating risks of double funding; analysing national and EU anti-fraud strategies and legal frameworks; improving management and control systems and developing cost-effective approaches to assess fraud risks; ensuring compliance with rule of law principles for protecting the EU budget; exploring the future EU anti-fraud architecture; strengthening identification and prevention of money laundering linked to fraud and corruption; addressing cyber-enabled fraud; and reinforcing OLAF’s role in investigating serious misconduct within EU institutions.

Under the EUAF-2026-TRAI call, a total budget of EUR 1,000,000 is allocated to support training, conferences, staff exchanges, and studies. The minimum grant amount is EUR 100,000, while the maximum grant that can be requested is up to 15% of the available call budget. Projects are expected to have a duration ranging from 12 to 24 months, with the possibility of extension if justified.

Eligible applicants must be legal entities, including national or regional public authorities or international organisations tasked with protecting EU financial interests, as well as research and educational institutions or non-profit entities that contribute to EUAF objectives and have been established and operating for at least one year. Applicants must be based in EU Member States, listed EEA countries, countries associated with the EUAF Programme, or countries in ongoing negotiations for association agreements that enter into force before grant signature.

This initiative highlights the EU’s commitment to strengthening cooperation, improving institutional capacities, and fostering knowledge exchange to effectively address evolving fraud risks and safeguard its financial resources.

For more information, visit European Commission.