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Discharge 2023: European Public Prosecutor’s Office (the ‘EPPO’)

TA-10-2025-0087 · P10_TA(2025)0087 · PE764.989

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Parliament grants discharge to the Administrative Director of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for the 2023 budget and approves the closure of its accounts. The accompanying resolution sets out observations on budget, human resources, ethics, digitalisation, and cooperation, calling for more resources and better coordination.

Key points

  1. Grants discharge to the EPPO Administrative Director for implementing the 2023 budget and approves closure of accounts.
  2. Notes the EPPO's final budget for 2023 was EUR 65.9 million, with a 99.6% implementation rate and 85.3% payment execution.
  3. Calls for increased funding and staff for the EPPO, especially in the next Multiannual Financial Framework, to handle growing caseloads.
  4. Urges Member States to report all relevant cases to the EPPO and comply with competence rules, and calls on the Commission to act against breaches.
  5. Welcomes the EPPO's operational results in 2023: 4,187 crime reports, 1,371 open investigations, 139 indictments, and EUR 1.5 billion in freezing orders.
  6. Calls for better monitoring and follow-up of investigations, including asset recovery and reporting on recovered amounts to the Union budget.
  7. Expresses concern about RRF-related fraud cases and calls for systematic analysis, reporting, and cooperation to mitigate risks.
  8. Calls for improved staff conditions, including career paths, social security for European Delegated Prosecutors, and measures to attract talent in Luxembourg.
  9. Urges the EPPO to strengthen its ethical framework, including mandatory ethics training, public disclosure of senior officials' interests, and a robust revolving door policy.
  10. Calls for continued IT autonomy and cybersecurity improvements, and asks the Commission not to interrupt digital services until the EPPO has reliable systems.
  11. Encourages enhanced cooperation with OLAF, Eurojust, Europol, and other bodies, including data sharing and joint working groups.
  12. Calls on Hungary to join the EPPO without delay and on the Commission to monitor cooperation and consider infringement proceedings.

Who is affected

  • The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and its Administrative Director, who receive discharge and are subject to observations.
  • Member States, especially Hungary, are urged to join or cooperate fully with the EPPO.
  • European Delegated Prosecutors (EDPs) and staff, who may see improved conditions and career paths.
  • The Commission is called on to provide additional resources and support to the EPPO.
  • OLAF, Eurojust, and Europol are encouraged to enhance cooperation with the EPPO.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 65.9 million final budget for 2023, up 14.7% from 2022.
  • 99.6% budget implementation rate in 2023.
  • 4,187 crime reports, 1,371 open investigations, 139 indictments in 2023.
  • EUR 1.5 billion in freezing orders obtained in 2023.
  • EUR 19.27 billion estimated damage in 2023 cases.
  • 233 RRF-related investigations at end of 2023, with estimated damage of EUR 1.86 billion.
  • 238 staff members by end of 2023, with 92.97% occupancy rate at central office.
  • Staff turnover at 4.62% in 2023.

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