BRUSSELS PROPOSES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
July 1st, 2013
THE EUROPEAN Commission proposed yesterday (Wed) the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), a move described as historic by the European Union (EU) justice Commissioner Viviane Reding. Its exclusive task will be to investigate and prosecute crimes affecting the EU budget, although that includes import duty evasion as well as EU spending, because these tariffs are earmarked as income for EU institutions.“We need to strengthen the protection of the EU budget and we have the obligation to prevent the fraudulent use of EU money,” Reding ...
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