Commission proposes European Public Prosecutor's Office and reform of Eurojust to protect the financial interests of the EU Mittwoch, 17. Juli 2013 - 17:29

<xhtml_fragment>Today, the European Commission is taking action to improve Union-wide prosecution of criminals who defraud EU taxpayers by establishing a European Public Prosecutor's Office. Its exclusive task will be to investigate and prosecute and, where relevant, bring to judgement – in the Member States' courts - crimes affecting the EU budget. The European Public Prosecutor's Office will be an independent institution, subject to democratic oversight.

In parallel to the creation of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the Commission is proposing a reform of the European Union’s Agency for criminal justice cooperation (Eurojust) and presenting a Communication on the governance of the EU Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).

See more:

• Press release: Protecting taxpayers’ money against fraud: Commission proposes European Public Prosecutor's Office and reinforces OLAF procedural guarantees 
• MEMO: Every euro counts - Frequently Asked Questions on the European Public Prosecutor's Office 
• COM(2013) 532 - Communication on Better protection of the Union's financial interests: Setting up the European Public Prosecutor's office and reforming Eurojust(106 KB) 
• COM(2013) 533 - Communication on Improving OLAF's governance and reinforcing procedural safeguards in investigations: A step-by-step approach to accompany the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office(162 KB) 
• COM(2013) 534 - Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office(355 KB) 
• COM(2013) 535 - Proposal for a Regulation on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)(322 KB) 
• Impact assessment(710 KB) 
  • Summary of impact assessment(97 KB) 

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