At the end of November 2024, the EPPO and the European Parliament (EP) signed a working arrangement laying down the modalities of their cooperation for the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The aim of the arrangement is to facilitate and clarify procedures relating to the following issues:

• The exchange of information between the EP and the EPPO;
• The requests for the waiver of immunity of Members of the EP and staff;
• The requests for waiver of the inviolability of the premises, buildings, and archives of the EP.

Under the arrangement, the EP is asked to report to the EPPO, without undue delay, any criminal conduct in respect of which the EPPO can exercise its competence. The EPPO, without prejudice to the proper conduct and confidentiality of its investigations, is asked to inform the EP of ongoing and closed investigations in order to enable it to take appropriate precautionary or administrative measures or to intervene as a civil party in proceedings. Both parties have been asked to designate contact points.