Negotiations between the Council of the EU and the European Parliament on the appointment of the Head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office officially began on Wednesday 20 March. The battle is between the Romanian candidate chosen by the Parliament (see EUROPE B12203A7), Laura Codruţa Kovësi, and the French candidate, Jean-François Bohnert, selected by the Council of the EU (see EUROPE B12198A1).
"No one was expecting an agreement today", a European source said. This first meeting,...