European Public Prosecutor's Office-A view on the state of play and perspectives from the European Parliament

Abstract

During the discussions on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office ('EPPO'), the European Parliament had to make the best out of a role in which procedurally it could ultimately only say yes or no to the outcome of the negotiations between the Member States. It has done so by adopting a number of Interim Resolutions with Recommendations to the Council. In preparing its positions Parliament benefited from an in house Appraisal of the Impact Assessment accompanying the Commission Proposal. Parliament has insisted on the establishment of an effective EPPO which respects fundamental rights. Such an EPPO should also be efficient from a resources perspective creating the right synergies with Eurojust and OLAF, which will continue to play an important role in the fight against fraud, particularly now that the EPPO will be established under enhanced cooperation.