EUROPE’S NEW PUBLIC PROSECUTOR WARNS OF GROSS UNDERFUNDING AND STAFFING TO NEW CRIME FIGHTING AGENCY
February 1st, 2020
The new European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Codruţa Kövesi, has warned MEPs that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) due to launch later this year, lacks the funding and delegated national prosecutors necessary to tackle the a huge caseloads, including EUR30 to EUR60 billion (USD32 to 64 billion) cross border VAT fraud hitting the European Union (EU) annually. Under current plans, the EPPO budget is EUR8.3 million, rising to EUR13.2 million in 2021 – this enables the agency to employ the European Chief Prosecutor, 22 European Prosecutors and 29 ...
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