EU의 재정적 이익보호를 위한 유럽부패방지청(OLAF)의 의미

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Preventing waste and damage to the national budget from fraud and corruption is an important means of building public trust in the management of the states. In the case of the EU, protecting the financial interests of the EU budget from fraud and corruption is an important means of securing trust in the EU's integration. The EU established the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in 1999 and specified efforts to protect the EU's financial interests from fraud and corruptions. Due to the complex distribution of power between the EU and member states, which is unique to the EU, the OLAF was established under the Commission and did not achieve organizational independence. However, it was delegated the right to investigate internal institutions of the Commission and exercised it independently, thereby maintaining its functional independence was secured. The OLAF was established by a decision of the Commission, but is guaranteed to exercise authority based on regulations and investigates fraud and corruption by EU officials and servants through interinstitutional agreements. The OLAF's authority to investigate fraud and corruption by officials and servants of institutions, bodies and agencies within the EU has considerable influence, but specific sanctions are limited to administrative sanctions imposed by each institution. In particular, there are certain limits to the effectiveness of internal investigation activities because there is no authority to impose criminal sanctions for serious illegal activities. To complement this, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the European Office for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and the European Police Agency (Europol) were established to strive to protect the EU's financial interests. By carrying out inspections of public officials, Korean Board of Audit and Inspection not only protects the state's important financial interests like the OLAF, but also confirms that it is realizing the important constitutional meaning of securing public trust in government operations. There is no complex power relationship in Korea like the EU, and it has both job and accounting inspection powers, so it can be seen as carrying out anti-corruption activities more efficiently than the EU. However, the challenges of ensuring the procedural rights of the examinee and strongly guaranteeing independence from the President must be resolved.

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