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REPORT (2025/2155(DEC))

On discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the financial year 2024

A-10-2026-0050

Committee on Budgetary Control · Rapporteur: Pasquale Tridico

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The European Parliament grants discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the 2024 budget and approves the closure of its accounts. The accompanying resolution welcomes the Court of Auditors' positive opinion, notes the EPPO's increased workload and damages, and calls for more resources and staffing. It urges the Commission to update the staffing assessment and budget framework, and to address IT autonomy, cooperation, and recovery of funds. It also calls for Hungary to join the EPPO and for measures to protect investigators from threats.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgetary Control proposes to grant discharge to the EPPO's Administrative Director for the 2024 budget and to approve the closure of accounts, with observations in a resolution.

Key points

  1. Grants discharge to the EPPO's Administrative Director for implementing the 2024 budget and approves closure of accounts.
  2. Welcomes the Court of Auditors' positive opinion on the reliability of the 2024 accounts and the legality of transactions.
  3. Notes the EPPO handled 6,547 crime reports and 2,666 active investigations by end-2024, with estimated damages of EUR 24.8 billion.
  4. Calls on the Commission to allocate necessary resources and deliver an updated staffing assessment based on workload indicators.
  5. Stresses that the 2017 legislative financial statement is outdated and needs revision to allow mid-term budgetary reviews.
  6. Calls for dedicated funding in the next MFF to address RRF-related fraud and increased complexity of financing instruments.
  7. Urges Member States to grant EPPO direct access to national databases and to harmonise procedural rules for cross-border investigations.
  8. Regrets the low number of crime reports from EU institutions and calls for improved reporting and monitoring systems.
  9. Calls for a robust revolving door policy with a cooling-off period of at least two years for senior EPPO officials.
  10. Urges the Commission to reconsider its decision to discontinue IT services to the EPPO and to allocate additional resources for IT autonomy.
  11. Deeply regrets Hungary's non-participation in the EPPO and urges it to join without delay.
  12. Calls for measures to protect EPPO and OLAF staff from threats and for infringement proceedings against obstructing Member States.

Who is affected

  • The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and its Administrative Director, who receive discharge and are subject to observations.
  • The European Commission, called on to provide more resources, update staffing assessments, and reconsider IT service discontinuation.
  • Member States, urged to cooperate with the EPPO, grant database access, and report cases; Hungary is urged to join.
  • EU institutions and bodies, including OLAF, Eurojust, and Europol, are encouraged to enhance cooperation and data sharing with the EPPO.
  • EPPO staff and European Delegated Prosecutors, whose working conditions, training, and well-being are addressed.

Figures and deadlines

  • 6,547 crime reports handled by end-2024, 56% more than in 2023.
  • 2,666 active investigations, around 38% more than in 2023.
  • Estimated damages of EUR 24.8 billion, with 53% concerning VAT fraud.
  • Freezing orders worth EUR 2.42 billion in 2024.
  • Overall final budget for 2024 was EUR 76,382,368.
  • Budgetary implementation rate was 98.5% for 2024.
  • EPPO had 258 staff at end-2024, with an occupation rate of about 96%.
  • EPPO requested 419 posts but only 289 were granted for 2024.

Legal basis: Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union