During the plenary session (23-24 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Brussels, MEPs debate on the urgent need to complete the procedures for nominations for the full functioning of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). On 26 May 2021, the Commission adopted its Implementing Decision determining the date on which the European Public Prosecutor’s Office assumes its investigative and prosecutorial tasks. 1 June 2021 Is the starting date of the operational activities of the EPPO that will operate as an independent and decentralised office of the EU, with the competence to investigate, prosecute and bring to judgment crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud, corruption or serious cross-border VAT fraud.

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LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Juan Fernando (S&D, ES)

OMARJEE, Younous (The Left, FR)

ZVER, Milan (EPP, SI)

BARLEY, Katarina (S&D, DE)

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HALICKI, Andrzej (EPP, PL)

BRUDZIŃSKI, Joachim Stanisław (ECR, PL)

KOHUT, Łukasz (S&D, PL)

DELBOS-CORFIELD, Gwendoline (Greens/EFA, FR)

GROŠELJ, Klemen (Renew, SI)

BRICMONT, Saskia (Greens/EFA, BE)

STRUGARIU, Ramona (Renew, RO)

KOLAKUŠIĆ, Mislav (NI, HR)

FREUND, Daniel (Greens/EFA, DE)

LAGODINSKY, Sergey (Greens/EFA, DE)

SIMON, Sven (EPP, DE)

PIGNEDOLI, Sabrina (NI, IT)

Urgent need to complete the procedures for nominations for the full functioning of the European Public Prosecutor's Office: MEPs debate

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andrzej Witold HALICKI (EPP, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Juan Fernando L&#211;PEZ AGUILAR (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Klemen GRO&#352;ELJ (Renew, SI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Daniel FREUND (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Joachim Stanis&#322;aw BRUDZI&#323;SKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Younous OMARJEE (The Left, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sabrina PIGNEDOLI (NI, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sven SIMON (EPP, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), &#321;ukasz Marcin KOHUT (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ramona STRUGARIU (Renew, RO), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Saskia BRICMONT (Greens/EFA, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mislav KOLAKU&#352;I&#262; (NI, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Milan ZVER (EPP, SI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), -