The SEFI Council

The Swedish Council for the protection of the European Unions financial interests, also known as the SEFI Council, is responsible for coordinating measures in Sweden to combat fraud and other improper use of EU-related funds.

The SEFI Council consists of:

• The Swedish Economic Crime Authority
• The National Financial Management Authority
• The Swedish Board of Fisheries
• The Swedish Board of Agriculture
• The Västerbotten County Administrative Board.
• The Migration Board
• The Swedish National Police Board
• The Council for the European Social Fund in Sweden
• The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
• Swedish Customs

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority is responsible for the Council’s secretariat functions.

The Council should:

• Make it easier for the authorities concerned to cooperate. Cooperation is necessary for preventing, detecting, investigating and taking action against suspected improper use of EU-related funds.
• Monitor trends within its area of responsibility and propose or start up measures to ensure that the EU's financial interests continue to be effectively protected.
• Serve as a forum for participants to share information and experience.
• Analyse and evaluate work carried out in this field.

Reporting policy

Since february 2011 the SEFI council has a shared reporting policy. The policy states, among other things, that suspected EU fraud should be reported to the Swedish Economic Crime Authority. The policy is also intented to function as an aid for government authorities in their work.

Reporting policy for suspected EU fraud

Reports

The SEFI council presents a report to the government in march every third year. Its main focus is the ongoing protection of the EU's financial interests in Sweden under the following areas:

• What the council has done to promote the correct and effective use of EU-related funds.
• How the council has worked to coordinate authorities concerned.
• How the council's work has evolved.
• How the council will work in the following three year-period.

The SEFI council's reports from 2005 and 2006 are available in english here

The rest of the reports are available in Swedish here

Contact

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority's director of planning and coordination, Fredrik Holmberg, is chairman of the council.

Secretary of the council is legal analyst Anna Rahm.
Tel: +46 (0) 10 - 562 90 09
E-mail: anna.rahm@ekobrottsmyndigheten.se