Liberal MP Ard van der Steur has been appointed by the Dutch House of Representatives as rapporteur on the proposed European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to tackle EU budget fraud. He is campaigning for a less Community-oriented version of the text. In 2013, the Commission said that an estimated €500 million are lost from the EU budget every year due to fraud. This ‘justice project’ where competences are mainly national, must be unanimously supported by the member states.
Why are…