Parlamentul European a anunțat joi că își menține susținerea pentru Laura Codruța Kovesi privind funcția de procuror-șef al Parchetului European, recunoscând faptul că fostul procuror-șef al DNA ar avea un rol determinant în investigarea și inculparea infracţiunilor împotriva bugetului UE, precum frauda, corupţia şi frauda transfrontalieră cu TVA.
"Înainte de reuniunea informală a miniştrilor de justiţie şi afaceri interne de la Helsinki, Parlamentul doreşte să-şi reînnoiască angajamentul faţă de Laura Codruţa Kovesi drept candidat al său pentru funcţia de procuror-şef european. Este un lucru esenţial ca investigarea şi inculparea infracţiunilor împotriva bugetului UE, precum frauda, corupţia şi frauda transfrontalieră cu TVA să fie asigurate cât de curând posibil", a declarat preşedintele David Sassoli, citat în comunicatul PE.
Comunicatul integral:
"At the request of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, President David Sassoli will send in the next hours a letter to the Council recalling the Parliament’s full support to Laura Codruţa Kövesi as European Chief Prosecutor.
President Sassoli said, „Ahead of the informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Ministers in Helsinki, the Parliament wishes to renew its commitment to Laura Codruţa Kövesi as the European Parliament’s candidate for European Chief Prosecutor. It is key that the investigation and prosecution of alleged crimes against the EU budget, such as fraud, corruption or cross-border VAT fraud be ensured as quickly as possible”.
According to Article 14 of the Regulation establishing the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, „The European Parliament and the Council shall appoint by common accord the European Chief Prosecutor for a non-renewable term of 7 years. The Council shall act by simple majority”. The appointment of the European Chief Prosecutor is a co-decision of the EP and the Council.
In the previous term, the Civil Liberties Committee and the Budget Control Committee heard the three candidates shortlisted by a selection panel: Jean-François Bohnert from France, Laura Codruţa Kövesi from Romania and Andres Ritter from Germany. After this, both committees selected Laura Codruţa Kövesi as their choice".