European Public Prosecutor's Office and Eurojust

20.6.2016

Question for oral answer O-000093/2016
to the Commission
Rule 128
Claude Moraes, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

The Commission presented a proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) (COM(2013)0534) on 17 July 2013, a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (the ‘PIF Directive’) (COM(2012)0363) on 11 July 2012, and a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) on 17 July 2013 (COM(2013)0535).

1. Can the Commission indicate the latest state of play, any outstanding issues and the expected future timeline regarding the adoption of these proposals, especially given that they are interlinked?

2. Does the Commission agree with Parliament that, since the PIF Directive would stipulate the criminal offences for which the EPPO would be competent, that directive must be adopted before the EPPO Regulation?

3. Can the Commission provide Parliament with the information on the financial and practical impact of the new EPPO (following the changes made to the Commission text by the Council), including the impact on Eurojust’s budget?

4. Can the Commission explain the operational, organisational and administrative links between the two bodies, and provide information on the extent of national parliaments’ involvement?