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.
- Prime Minister Péter Magyar campaigned on anti-corruption pledges, winning a landslide victory in April's parliamentary elections and ending Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power; his predecessor had rejected the European Public Prosecutor on sovereignty grounds.
- The EPPO will establish a permanent presence in Hungary to investigate financial crimes involving European Union funds, with jurisdiction covering alleged offenses committed retroactively to June 1, 2021, when the office was created.
- Hungarian authorities must propose 3 candidates for the European Prosecutor position, with an independent panel vetting selections before The Council appoints one; the EPPO becomes fully operational 20 days after appointment.
- With 25 Member States now participating, the EPPO Regulation becomes part of the EU acquis, requiring all future Union members to join; Denmark and Ireland remain outside under existing opt-outs.
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Hungary has joined the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), the European Commission announced on Friday, approving the decision. Hungary has joined the structure that will protect European Union funds from financial crimes, emphasized EC spokesman Guillaume Mercier. The End of Viktor Orbán's Politics. Hungary's joining the EPPO is one of the efforts Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar has made to normalize relations with the European Co…
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.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Budapest's announced accession to the EU Prosecutor's Office as a "welcome step in the fight against fraud and corruption".
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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