The protection of the Union's financial interests calls for a common definition of fraud falling within the scope of this Directive, which should cover fraudulent conduct with respect to revenues, expenditure and assets at the expense of the general budget of the European Union (the ‘Union budget’), including financial operations such as borrowing and lending activities.
Chun leasanna airgeadais an Aontais a chosaint, ní mór teacht ar shainmhíniú coiteann ar an gcalaois a thagann faoi raon feidhme na Treorach seo lenar cheart iompar calaoiseach a chumhdach i dtaca le caiteachais, ioncam agus sócmhainní ar chostas bhuiséad ginearálta an Aontais Eorpaigh (“buiséad an Aontais”), lena n-áirítear oibríochtaí airgeadais amhail gníomhaíochtaí trína bhfaightear agus trína dtugtar iasachtaí.