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Auke ZIJLSTRA, Nicolas BAY, Gilles LEBRETON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcom~~Deplores the progress made in the Council in 2016 on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), which led to the agreement between 20 Member States on the basis of the enhanced cooperation procedure provided for in Article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; hopes that all Member States will eventually participate in this initiative; recalls that the role of the EPPO will be to investigate, prosecute and bring to court the perpetrators of criminal offences affecting the EU’s financial interests, as defined in the PIF Directive;

2018/02/02
Committee: LIBE

Auke ZIJLSTRA, Nicolas BAY, Gilles LEBRETON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the participating Member States and the Commission to begin the preparatory work to launch the EPPO as soon as possible and to keep Parliament closely associated with the procedures, in particular the appointment of the Chief Prosecutor; reiterates that the EPPO must be independent;deleted

2018/02/02
Committee: LIBE

Auke ZIJLSTRA, Nicolas BAY, Gilles LEBRETON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for effective cooperation among EPPO, OLAF and Eurojust; recalls the pending negotiations on the Eurojust Regulation; stresses that the respective competences of Eurojust and EPPO need to be clearly defined;deleted

2018/02/02
Committee: LIBE

3 Amendments of Auke ZIJLSTRA related to 2017/2216(INI)

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