The European Parliament is requesting all documentation concerning the nominations for the European Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) of the candidates from Belgium, Bulgaria and Portugal, where national ministers overruled the selection committee picks. In case of refusal, the Parliament will take the EU’s Council of Ministers to court, EURACTIV was told.
Last September, the College of EPPO was sworn before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. The EPPO is the first independent European prosecution service, in charge of investigating, prosecuting and bringing to justice offences affecting the EU’s financial interests.
However, the selection of the 22 national prosecutors, representing those EU countries that joined the initiative, did not pass without incident.