Parchetul European – creare, activitate, provocări și prime rezultate
The European Public Prosecutor's Office – creation, activity, challenges, and first results

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the creation process, the activity, the challenges, as well as the results obtained until now by the European Public Prosecutor's Office, a body recently established by the European Union (EU). The European Public Prosecutor's Office was created to fight crimes affecting the EU budget, such as cross border fraud and corruption. The main task of the European Public Prosecutor's Office is to investigate, prosecute and bring to justice the criminals involved in these crimes. The activity of the European Public Prosecutor's Office is structured on the basis of a network of delegated prosecutors from the participating Member States, and the article emphasizes the importance of close cooperation between them. It also presents some of the specific tools and methods used by the European Public Prosecutor's Office to investigate and prosecute criminals, such as the joint investigation team and the use of cutting edge technology in collecting and analyzing evidence. However, the article also highlights some major challenges facing the European Public Prosecutor's Office. These include legislative and procedural differences between Member States, diverse legal language and culture, the need to ensure close cooperation and effective exchange of information between national judicial authorities and the European Public Prosecutor's Office, as well as the issue of EU Member States opting out of this form of consolidated cooperation and in relation to which neither the Treaties of the European Union nor the derived law in force offer a clear solution. The results obtained by the European Public Prosecutor's Office are analyzed in the context of its initial activities. The article highlights several successful cases in which the European Public Prosecutor's Office managed to bring major criminals to justice, thus generating a deterrent effect among those involved in crimes against the EU budget. In conclusion, the article underlines the importance and positive impact of the European Public Prosecutor's Office in the fight against cross border crimes affecting the EU budget. However, it is recognized that the institution faces significant challenges and continued cooperation between Member States and the European Public Prosecutor's Office is necessary to ensure its long term success.

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