European Public Prosecutor

6.11.2017

Question for written answer E-006799-17
to the Commission
Rule 130
Dubravka Šuica (PPE)

On 12 October, the regulation establishing the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) was adopted by those Member States which are part of the EPPO enhanced cooperation. The EPPO will be in charge of investigating, prosecuting and bringing to justice the perpetrators of offences against the Union's financial interests. It will bring together European and national law-enforcement efforts to counter EU fraud.

However, given the fact that today's threats are transnational and unpredictable, but not exclusively financial in their nature, does the Commission intend to propose extending the EPPO’s jurisdiction in accordance with today's security threats, as defined in the European Agenda on Security and the EU Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy?