EPPO
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EPPO is the European Union body responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes affecting the EU’s financial interests, such as fraud and corruption involving EU funds.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union body
ⓘ
independent public prosecution office ⓘ prosecution office ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | European Public Prosecutor’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acronym | EPPO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competence |
criminal offences affecting the EU budget
ⓘ
serious cross-border VAT fraud ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Eurojust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Anti-Fraud Office NERFINISHED ⓘ Europol NERFINISHED ⓘ national judicial authorities of participating EU Member States ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2017-11-12 ⓘ |
| dateOperational | 2021-06-01 ⓘ |
| fullName | European Public Prosecutor’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | European Chief Prosecutor ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Luxembourg City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAccountableTo |
Council of the European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIndependentFrom |
European Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
national prosecution services of Member States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | European Union ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate |
combat corruption involving EU funds
ⓘ
combat cross-border VAT fraud above specified thresholds ⓘ direct criminal investigations and prosecutions of fraud involving EU funds ⓘ investigate crimes affecting the European Union’s financial interests ⓘ prosecute crimes affecting the European Union’s financial interests ⓘ |
| memberStateParticipation | 22 EU Member States ⓘ |
| nonParticipatingMemberState |
Denmark
NERFINISHED
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Estonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| structure |
College of European Prosecutors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Chief Prosecutor NERFINISHED ⓘ European Delegated Prosecutors in participating Member States NERFINISHED ⓘ European Prosecutors from participating Member States ⓘ Permanent Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ central office in Luxembourg ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeHandled |
corruption involving EU funds
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fraud involving EU funds ⓘ money laundering of proceeds affecting EU financial interests ⓘ participation in a criminal organisation when the focus is on offences against EU financial interests ⓘ |
| website | https://www.eppo.europa.eu/ ⓘ |
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