Hungary to join European Public Prosecutor's office, EU Commission says
The move makes Hungary the EPPO’s 25th member and gives the EU anti-fraud body a permanent presence to investigate misuse of EU funds.
- The European Commission approved Hungary's request to join the European Public Prosecutor on Friday, making the country the 25th Member State of the investigative body for financial crimes.
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar's landslide victory in April's parliamentary elections ended Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power, reversing the previous government's rejection of the European Public Prosecutor over sovereignty concerns.
- The EPPO will establish a permanent presence in Hungary to investigate financial crimes, with retroactive jurisdiction over alleged offenses involving European Union funds committed after June 1, 2021.
- Hungarian authorities must now propose three candidates for the European Prosecutor role, with the EPPO becoming fully operational 20 days after the Council appoints the successful candidate.
- With 25 Member States now participating, the EPPO Regulation becomes part of the European Union framework, requiring all future EU members to join, while Denmark and Ireland remain outside due to existing opt-outs.
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Hungary became the 25th member of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) today, which shows its renewed commitment to reestablishing the rule of law in the country, the European Commission announced.
Hungary will become a participant in the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), after the European Commission has adopted a decision confirming the accession of Budapest to the institution responsible for investigating fraud affecting the European Union budget.
The prosecutor's office is following the abuse of EU funds in the country. Magyar had already promised to join in the election campaign.
Hungary to join European Public Prosecutor's office, EU Commission says
Hungary, which is on track to get vital EU funds by showing it is fighting corruption, will join the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the president of the European Commission said on Friday.
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