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EU names 1st chief prosecutor as it steps up fraud fight

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Published on: 27 September 2019
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Law 360, London: European leaders have agreed that Romania’s former anti-corruption chief should head the bloc’s new European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) when it becomes operational next year as the European Union (EU) looks to pursue more criminal fraud cases.

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