On Thursday 6 September, the members of the committees on civil liberties (LIBE) and budgetary control (CONT) and the European Commission reviewed the progress made in setting in place the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), which will be responsible for fighting fraud against European funds and VAT, by 2020.
The vice-chair of the CONT committee, Indrek Tarand (Greens/EFA, Estonia), set the tone early on in the meeting, announcing that a joint letter from the two parliamentary...