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European Chief Prosecutor: Poland Systematically Refuses Cooperation with EPPO 
6 April 2022 (updated 4 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Chief Prosecutor informed the Commission of Poland's systematic refusal to cooperate with the EPPO. Poland has refused to apply the regular, binding EU judicial cooperation instruments as well as to sign a working arrangement with the new EU body for tackling crimes against the EU's financial interests. Read more
EU Rule of Law European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
CCBE Concerned over Defence Rights in EPPO Proceedings 
19 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a statement published on 10 December 2021, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) voiced concerns over the position of the defence and procedural rights during EPPO proceedings. The CCBE identified four issues of major concern, including the lack of specific provisions on defence rights and the risks of forum shopping. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Procedural Safeguards
EPPO: Operational Activities – Reports from October-December 2021 
18 January 2022 (updated 4 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
This news item summarises the reports by the EPPO on its operational activities in October-December 2021. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
First Conviction in EPPO Case 
18 January 2022 (updated 4 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
The EPPO reported that on 22 November 2021, the first conviction was handed down following an EPPO investigation. A criminal court in Slovakia convicted a former mayor for an attempted offence against the EU’s financial interests. The mayor falsified documents in an attempt to illegally … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement between EPPO and EIB Group 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 7 December 2021, the EPPO signed a working arrangement with the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund. The Arrangement lays down the rules on cooperation between the EPPO and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO Appointed EDPs from Slovenia 
17 January 2022 (updated 4 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2021
On 24 November 2021, the EPPO College appointed two European Delegated Prosecutors from Slovenia. The appointment seems to put an end to a dispute between the EU and Slovenia, which delayed the nomination of the country’s candidates for months. Now all Member States participating in the scheme of the EPPO have European Delegated Prosecutors. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO and OLAF Lead Successful Investigation into Procurement Fraud in Croatia 
17 January 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The EPPO and OLAF conducted one of the first joint operations. The investigations concerned procurement fraud in the purchase of an information system for the Croatian Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds (MRRFEU). The investigations resulted in the arrest of four suspects on 10 … Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO: Successful German-Austrian Operation against Controversial Mask Deal 
20 October 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
EPPO investigations into COVID-19-related frauds become increasingly important. On 29/30 September 2021, the EPPO conducted searches in Austria as part of a cross-border investigations into customs fraud in relation to the import of FFP2 masks from China to the EU. The investigations are led by … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EU Chief Prosecutor: EPPO Is Understaffed 
19 October 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a discussion with MEPs of the Budgetary Control Committee on 1 October 2021, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi stressed the staff shortages, which prevent the EPPO from effectively fulfilling its duties. Kövesi reported on the first results of EPPO’s activities since its operational … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO Successfully Cooperates with Guardia di Finanza 
21 September 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 8 and 17 September 2021, the EPPO reported on two cases in which the Office successfully cooperated with the Guardia di Finanza in Italy. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
EPPO and ECA Sign Working Arrangement 
21 September 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 3 September 2021, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) signed a working arrangement. Both bodies emphasise their common interest in the effective fight against fraud, corruption and any other criminal offence or illegal activity adversely affecting the EU’s financial … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO: First Major Corruption Case Investigated 
2 August 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 16 July 2021, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) informed that it started a criminal investigation against four Croatian citizens being allegedly involved in a corruption scheme. It is presumed that the mayor of a Croatian city received bribes from a company manager in … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Corruption
EPPO: First Results 
2 August 2021 (updated 5 years ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Six weeks after the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) started its operational and investigative activities, the body took stock of its work. In a brief press release dated 16 July 2021, the EPPO informed the public that it processed more than a thousand reports … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Working Arrangement between EPPO and OLAF Signed 
6 July 2021 (updated 3 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2021
On 5 July 2021, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi and OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä signed a working arrangement that sets out the future operational cooperation between the EPPO and OLAF. The agreement can be considered an important milestone since both offices are mandated to … Read more
EU OLAF European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight 1 June 2021: EPPO Assumes its Investigatory and Prosecutorial Tasks 
22 June 2021 (updated 4 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2021
On 1 June 2021, the EPPO assumed its investigative and prosecutorial tasks. The relevant Commission decision was published in the EU's Official Journal on 28 May 2021. In a joint statement Commissioners Jourová, Hahn and Reynders said that "this day [1 June 2021] opens a new chapter in fighting cross-border crime.” Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Prosecutor-General of Hungary 
27 April 2021 (updated 4 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2021
On 6 April 2021, a working arrangement between the EPPO and the Office of the Prosecutor-General of Hungary entered into force. It aims to facilitate the practical application of the existing legal framework for judicial cooperation in criminal matters between the EPPO and Hungary. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)