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European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the independent public prosecution office of the European Union, constitutes a central pillar of the EU’s anti-fraud architecture. It seeks to protect the EU budget from criminals and facilitate the recovery of damages, making a lasting contribution to the prosperity, stability and security of the Union and its citizens.

The EPPO has been operational since 1 June 2021. It is composed of two levels – the Central Office in Luxembourg, which consists of the European Chief Prosecutor, European Prosecutors (one per participating Member State), the Administrative Director and support staff, as well as decentralised offices in all participating Member States, where European Delegated Prosecutors investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes within the EPPO’s mandate.

Nikolaos Paschalis was appointed as European Prosecutor from Greece in June 2023, and has been in office since July 2023. The EPPO’s office in Greece is located in Athens and currently employs 10 European Delegated Prosecutors, as well as financial investigators and National European Delegated Prosecutors’ Assistants. As members of the prosecution services of the Hellenic Republic, European Delegated Prosecutors have the same powers as national prosecutors. Nonetheless, they maintain full independence from Member States’ authorities when acting on behalf of the EPPO. Published every year, the EPPO’s Annual Report features detailed statistics on the operational activities of the EPPO in Greece.

The Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office ('the EPPO Regulation'), sets the basis for the functioning of the EPPO.

The Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law ('the PIF Directive') defines the crimes within the EPPO’s mandate. These include:

cross-border VAT fraud involving total damages of at least €10 million

expenditure and customs fraud

corruption that damages, or is likely to damage, the EU’s financial interests

misappropriation of EU funds or assets by a public official

money laundering

any other offences inextricably linked to one of the previous categories

Reporting a crime to the EPPO

If you have grounds to suspect that a criminal offence has been committed against the financial interests of the EU, you can report it to the EPPO. You are not required to provide supporting evidence if it is not available. Every EU, non-EU citizen, or legal entity can report a crime to the EPPO, in any of the official languages of the EU, via the Report a Crime web form.

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