AFRADE - Agricultural Frauds Detection

The current European legal framework establishes rules on checks and reporting of irregularities and suspected frauds in agricultural matters, but evaluation strategies and tools for detecting red flags still highly vary among Member States. This lack in uniformity undermines cooperation among national and supranational investigative bodies, as well as horizontal cooperation among Member States themselves.
AFRADE project, funded by EUAF Project Grants and University of Pisa, aims at specifically responding to lack of uniformity improving the analytical capability in agri-fraud detection at supranational level and the fight against fraudulent schemes that significantly affect EU financial interests. By analysing five critical member States (Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia), it pursues the ultimate goal of enhancing cooperation in cross-border agri-fraud investigations as incitement for future legislative harmonization proposals.