EU prosecutors asked to investigate advisory body

The EU’s antifraud watchdog said it has passed on to prosecutors allegations of potential corruption at the European Economic and Social Committee, a Brussels-based body that advises the EU on proposed legislation and policy. OLAF, the antifraud office, received a report from whistleblowers earlier this year saying there was a conflict of interest in the management of funds at the EESC, which is financed by the EU. It has now passed the case to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. OLAF’s press office told POLITICO it had sent the case to EPPO but added that it could not comment further. The EPPO did not immediately respond to a request for comment.