ERA Talks – #8 Laura Codruța Kövesi, European Chief Prosecutor and head of the EPPO

In this new episode of ERA Talks, Laura Codruța Kövesi, European Chief Prosecutor and head of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), offers an inside look at the EPPO’s mandate, structure and operations. She discusses the scale and nature of crimes affecting the EU’s financial interests, the challenges posed by increasingly sophisticated fraud schemes and the EPPO’s cooperation with key EU actors. The conversation also addresses questions related to the judicial review of decisions and procedural acts, the role of lawyers in investigations, and the importance of independence in the face of political pressure, concluding with her reflections as her mandate comes to an end.