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European Chief Prosecutor: Slovakia May No Longer Effectively Protect EU’s Financial Interests 
1 March 2024 (updated 2 years, 1 month ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
On 18 December 2023, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi sent a letter to the European Commission in which she pointed to several worrying amendments in the Slovak legislation that affect the rule of law as basis for the protection of the EU’s financial … Read more
EU Rule of Law European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight ECJ Ruling on the Exercise of Judicial Review in EPPO’s Cross-Border Investigations 
27 February 2024 (updated 1 year, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
On 21 December 2023, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) delivered its judgment in Case C-281/22 (G.K. and Others [parquet européen]). In this first judgment on the interpretation of Regulation 2017/1939, the ECJ examined the extent of judicial review in cross-border investigation by the European Public Prosecutor's Office. This news item summarises and comments on the judgment. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Judicial Cooperation
EPPO and France's Treasury Cooperate in Fraud Against the RRF 
13 February 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
On 17 January 2024, the EPPO and France's Treasury, together with its Interministerial Anti-Fraud Coordination Mission (MICAF), signed a Working Arrangement to foster the detection of fraud involving the Resilience and Recovery Facility (RRF). In France, the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
EPPO’s Operational Activities: mid-November – December 2023 
31 January 2024 (updated 2 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
This news item provides an overview of EPPO's main operational activities from 16 November to 31 December 2023. It continues the periodic reports of the last issues (→ eucrim 3/2023, 247-248) and is in reverse chronological order.21 December 2023: The EPPO in Zagreb … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
GC: EPPO’s Request for the Lifting of Parliamentary Immunity Not Open to Challenge 
31 January 2024 (updated 1 year, 1 month ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
By order of 16 January 2024, the General Court dismissed Eva Kaili’s action for annulment against the request by the European Chief Prosecutor to lift her parliamentary immunity (Case T-46/23).Facts of the caseThe EPPO is conducting investigations against Greek MEP … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests Procedural Safeguards
EPPO’s Operational Activities: October – mid-November 2023 
23 January 2024 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2023
This news item provides an overview of EPPO's main operational activities from 1 October to 15 November 2023. It continues the periodic reports of the last issues (→ eucrim 2/2023, 124-128) and is in reverse chronological order.15 November 2023: Within the framework of … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Overview of Convictions in EPPO Cases: Fourth Quarter 2023 
8 January 2024 (updated 2 years, 1 month ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
The following overview provides court verdicts in EPPO cases. It evaluates EPPO's news reports from October to December 2023 and continues the overview in → eucrim 2/2023, 128-129. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Complementary Investigation: OLAF and EPPO Successfully Cooperated 
29 December 2023 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
On 9 November 2023, OLAF and the EPPO reported on a successful example of complementary investigations. Both bodies investigated fraud offences in Romania with regard to IT projects financed by the European Union to support innovation and foster productivity. The damage to the Union budget … Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
EPPO Signs Working Arrangement with Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
1 December 2023 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
On 21 November 2023, the EPPO and the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (POBiH) signed a working arrangement (WA). The purpose of the WA is to facilitate judicial cooperation in criminal matters and exchange of operational information between the parties. It also lays down … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement between EPPO and French FIU 
8 November 2023 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2023
On 26 October 2023, the EPPO and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of France (Tracfin) signed a working arrangement (WA). The WA establishes a structured and organisational framework for the cooperation between the two bodies. In particular, the WA aims to facilitate the exchange of … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Spotlight AG Argues for Limited Judicial Review in EPPO’s Cross-Border Investigations 
10 October 2023 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2023
On 22 June 2023, Advocate General (AG) Tamara Ćapeta delivered her opinion in Case C-281/22 (G.K. and Others) – the first case before the CJEU regarding the interpretation of the EPPO Regulation 2017/1939 (→ eucrim 2/2022, 96). The case deals with cross-border cooperation between … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Launch of EPPO Academy 
9 October 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 27 September 2023, European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Codruța Kӧvesi, and the General Commander of the Guardia di Finanza, Andrea De Gennaro, signed a working arrangement for a specific training programme for investigators. The signature marks the launch of the “EPPO Academy”. … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement with Danish Ministry of Justice 
9 October 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In August 2023, the European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Codruța Kövesi, and the Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Denmark, Peter Hummelgaard, signed a working arrangement on the cooperation between the EPPO and the Ministry of Justice of the Kingdom of Denmark. The … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO’s Operational Activities: May – September 2023 
9 August 2023 (updated 2 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2023
This news item provides an overview of EPPO’s main operational activities from 1 May to 30 September 2023. It continues the periodic reports of the last issues (for the previous overview → eucrim 1/2023, 19-22). The overview is in reverse chronological order. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Overview of Convictions in EPPO Cases: May-September 2023 
9 August 2023 (updated 2 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2023
This news item provides an overview of court verdicts in EPPO cases in the various participating EU Member States, as far as reported by the EPPO. It covers the period from 1 May to 31 July 2023 and continues the overview in → eucrim 1/2023, 19. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO’s Operational Activities: January-April 2023 
9 August 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2023
This news item provides an overview of EPPO’s main operational activities in the first four months of 2023 (1 January-30 April 2023). It continues the periodic reports of the last issues. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)