Frédéric Baab is the prosecutor appointed by France to sit on the brand new European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Luxembourg, from June 1.
LE FIGARO.
- What will the creation of the European Public Prosecutor's Office bring?
Frédéric BAAB.
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It will make the defense of European financial interests a priority for action at the penal level.
This will help to bring many of the procedures handled so far in an administrative context to justice.
This will renew the criminal policy of the Member States in this area.
And change relations with the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf).
All of its investigative work on established facts resulted in procedures transmitted to Member States with inadequate judicial follow-up.
The visibility of the European Public Prosecutor's Office will also promote the reporting of information and the denunciation of facts.
The fact that 5 Member States (Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Hungary) do not participate, however, weakens its scope ...
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