Strasbourg, 5 October 2017
The European Parliament today backed the creation of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). The new office will have the power to investigate, prosecute and bring to trial criminal offences related to fraud against the financial interests of the European Union. The S&D Group welcomes the creation of the new office and wants to see it up and running as soon as possible.
S&D Group spokesperson for the new EPPO, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann MEP, said: