A majority of member states are said to back a proposal for a European public prosecutor after they failed to meet a deadline to submit counterarguments. Member state national parliaments had until Monday (28 October) midnight to submit any complaints or concerns on setting up a EU-wide prosecutor tasked to tackle fraud committed against the EU budget. … A minimum of nine member states is needed to launch the office. Monday’s missed deadline means 17 have now demonstrated tacit support with only 11 member states opposed. …