TWENTY COUNTRIES SET UP EPPO AFTER EU FAILS TO AGREE AS BLOC
June 1st, 2017
TWENTY European member states agreed to set up a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) under an ‘enhanced cooperation’ regulation agreed at the June 8 Justice Council after the EU as a bloc failed to gain the necessary unanimity on a European Commission proposal.
Provided the European Parliament backs the deal and it is adopted in October, the EPPO will investigate major cross-border fraud and money laundering cases, including carousel VAT scams.
The EPPO will complement the work of the EU’s anti-fraud office, OLAF, and judicial authorities’ ...
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