The Committee on Budgetary Control adopted the recommendation for second reading contained in the report by Marian-Jean MARINESCU (EPP, RO) on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, as regards cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the effectiveness of the European Anti-Fraud Office investigations.
The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament approve the Council's position at first reading without amendment.
The aim of the proposed Regulation is as follows:
- to adapt the functioning of the investigations of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) to the creation of the European Public Prosecutor's Office to ensure maximum complementarity, and
- to enhance the effectiveness of OLAF's investigative function in relation to specific issues, including on-the-spot checks, inspections, and assistance to national authorities, information on bank accounts, the admissibility of evidence gathered by OLAF, anti-fraud services and co-ordination activities.