Posted on 10/07/2017 12:57:12 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A Luxembourg-based chief prosecutor, tasked with investigating EU budget-related fraud, will start work next year after getting final approval from the European Parliament on Thursday (5 October).
The European Public Prosecutors Office, first envisioned in the 2009 Lisbon Treaty, will coordinate national law enforcement efforts with the European police and law agencies Europol and Eurojust, as well as the EU anti-fraud office OLAF.
The prosecutor will have the power to coordinate police investigations, freeze and seize assets, and arrest suspects across borders.
Until now, only national authorities could investigate and prosecute crimes such as intentional misuse of EU structural funds or cross-border VAT fraud, but it was much more difficult because these authorities’ jurisdiction ends at national borders. […]
The European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the Parliament is against the creation of the office, a spokesperson for the group told EurActiv.
“We consider the EPPO to be another veiled attempt to encroach on member state’s law enforcement activities,” said the ECR spokesperson. “There are already well-established practices for member states to cooperate and coordinate with one another in this area.” …
(Excerpt) Read more at euractiv.com ...
The false prophet?
If so, one of many who fit the theme to more or less degree.
It’ll be curious what happens when they appear with some search warrants and people refuse to react because it’s not the local or state governments involved.
Yeah, what could possibly go wrong. It could be a tool of the SS style government to destroy freedom any where on the continent.
Note to the UK: Bremit faster.
Brexit....
A family friend position.
What could go wrong?
Brussels is doing what Hitler could not; conquering and ruling all of Europe.
Citizen Robespierre??
Germany is currently doing what Hitler could not; conquering and ruling all of Europe.
Fixed it for ya!
EU, more like PU.
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