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On Tuesday, the EU prosecutor's office started working, the first instance with legal powers that will fight corruption in the member countries. Especially post-Corona recovery funds need to be protected from misuse. "More money, more flexibility, less rules", the head of the EU Prosecutor's Office, who started work on Tuesday (01.06), sees big tasks for the new EU authority with the deployment of recovery funds that will fight the consequences of the pandemic. Laura Kövesi became known in Europe as a fighter against corruption in Romania, where she resisted government pressure for years. Because of the experience in the fight against corruption in her country, Kövesi is now prepared to protect EU billions from misuse.

A cornerstone in Cambodia WhatsApp Number Data the fight against corruption It was the European Parliament that fought for years for the creation of the EPPO, (European Public Prosecutors Office). It was obvious that the powerlessness of the previous authority against fraud with EU funds, OLAF, almost let the misuse of funds in member states pass with impunity. This institution lacked plaintiffs to bring corruption cases to justice. The European Prosecutor's Office has its headquarters in Luxembourg, but is highly dependent on cooperation with the prosecutors of the member countries. This is where the problems begin. First it was Malta that delayed the appointment of its prosecutors, now Slovenia is blocking.



Prime Minister Janez Jansa prevents the appointment of Slovenian candidates. "It is a scandal, what is happening in Slovenia", says the liberal MEP, FDP, Moritz Körner. The head of the European Prosecutor's Office, Laura Kövesi, wrote in the Slovenian newspaper, "Delo", that "the lack of open cooperation makes it difficult for us, (...) to improve the protection of the EU budget and preserve the rule of law." Read also: "Independent institutions do their job", the EU enlargement director: We are with you, but the clock is ticking EU-BP/Rama Summit: We will cooperate, or we will fail together! Let's put conflicts aside Slovak Trauer um Jan Kuciak und Martina KusnirovaKuciak and his fiancee were killed due to reports of corruption in Slovakia However, this prosecution is seen as a cornerstone in the EU.