“We thought our job would be to protect the Union’s financial interests, but in reality we are also defending our internal security”. During an exchange with MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on Monday 30 September, Laura Kövesi, European Chief Prosecutor of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), said that the nature of the crimes encountered by her office went far beyond initial forecasts, with a strong involvement...