
The European Commission is taking action to improve
Union-wide prosecution of criminals who defraud EU taxpayers by establishing a
European Public Prosecutor's Office. Its exclusive task will be to investigate
and prosecute and, where relevant, bring to judgement – in the Member States'
courts – crimes affecting the EU budget.
The European Public Prosecutor's
Office will be an independent institution, subject to democratic oversight. In
parallel, the Commission is also proposing a reform of the European Union's
Agency for criminal justice cooperation (Eurojust) and presenting a
Communication on the governance of the EU Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).