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European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)

Defense before the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO).

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) investigates and prosecutes crimes affecting the financial interests of the European Union: fraud involving subsidies and European funds, serious cross-border VAT fraud, corruption, and money laundering linked to those funds. It is a supranational prosecutor’s office with delegated prosecutors in Spain, and facing it requires a defense that understands both Spanish procedure and European logic.

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What does the European Public Prosecutor’s Office investigate?

The EPPO has jurisdiction over crimes against the financial interests of the EU (so-called PIF crimes): fraud in European subsidies and aid, serious cross-border VAT fraud, embezzlement, corruption, money laundering, and participation in a criminal organization when linked to these crimes. It operates in the participating Member States, including Spain, through European Delegated Prosecutors who act before national courts.

Why you need a specific defense

An EPPO proceeding combines two levels: it is conducted according to Spanish procedural law, but under the direction of a European structure with its own criteria and the capacity to act in several countries at once. Evidence can be gathered in different States, and coordination between jurisdictions is constant. An effective defense must master Spanish criminal procedure and, at the same time, the framework of the Regulation creating the EPPO and the cooperation mechanisms.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Treating an EPPO investigation as just another national case, without considering its European dimension.
  • Failing to anticipate that evidence can be gathered simultaneously in several Member States.
  • Neglecting coordination with lawyers from the other countries involved.

Why choose us

01.

Dual expertise, Spanish and European.

We master both Spanish criminal procedure and the EPPO's European framework simultaneously.

02.

Network in the involved States.

We coordinate with law firms in other countries where the European Public Prosecutor's Office is acting on the same case.

03.

Experience in economic crime and EU funds.

Technical defense where accounting details and the trail of European funds are decisive.

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Frequently asked questions

What is asked first.

What is the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)?

A supranational EU prosecutor's office that investigates crimes against the Union's financial interests: fund fraud, cross-border VAT fraud, corruption, and related money laundering.

Does it operate in Spain?

Yes. Spain participates in the EPPO, which operates through European Delegated Prosecutors before the Spanish courts.

How does it differ from a normal criminal case?

It is conducted under Spanish procedural law but under European direction, with the capacity to gather evidence and act in several countries at once.

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