European Public Prosecutor’s Office

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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is an independent EU body responsible for investigating, prosecuting, and bringing to judgment crimes affecting the European Union’s financial interests, such as fraud, corruption, and cross-border VAT fraud.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union body
independent public prosecution authority
prosecution office
canConduct criminal investigations
prosecutions before national courts
chiefProsecutorStartDate 2019-10-31
cooperatesWith Eurojust
Europol
national judicial authorities of participating Member States
currentChiefProsecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi
dateBecameOperational 2021-06-01
dateEstablished 2017-11-12
goal protect the financial interests of the European Union
handlesCrimeType corruption affecting the EU budget
cross-border VAT fraud
fraud affecting the EU budget
misappropriation of EU funds
money laundering related to EU funds
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.eppo.europa.eu
hasOrgan College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office
European Chief Prosecutor
European Public Prosecutor’s Office self-linksurface differs
surface form: European Delegated Prosecutors

European Public Prosecutor’s Office self-linksurface differs
surface form: European Prosecutors

Permanent Chambers
headquartersCountry Luxembourg
headquartersLocation Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg City
jurisdiction European Union
language multilingual
legalBasis Article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939
mandateScope criminal offences affecting the EU budget
nonParticipatingMemberStates Denmark
Hungary
Republic of Ireland
surface form: Ireland

Poland
Sweden
other EU Member States that have not joined enhanced cooperation
officialName European Public Prosecutor’s Office self-link
operatesThrough European Delegated Prosecutors in participating Member States
oversightBy European Parliament and Council of the European Union in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939
participatingMemberStatesCount 22
participatingMemberStatesType enhanced cooperation
partOf area of freedom, security and justice of the European Union
responsibleFor bringing to judgment crimes affecting the European Union’s financial interests
investigating crimes affecting the European Union’s financial interests
prosecuting crimes affecting the European Union’s financial interests
shortName EPPO
structureType decentralised prosecution office
typeOfIndependence operationally independent from EU institutions and national authorities

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Eurojust cooperatesWith European Public Prosecutor’s Office
European Public Prosecutor’s Office officialName European Public Prosecutor’s Office self-link
European Public Prosecutor’s Office hasOrgan European Public Prosecutor’s Office self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: European Prosecutors
European Public Prosecutor’s Office hasOrgan European Public Prosecutor’s Office self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: European Delegated Prosecutors
European Anti-Fraud Office cooperatesWith European Public Prosecutor’s Office