Changes between two versions
What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report
From · draft committee report· 14 Dec 2023
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the financial year 2022
To · plenary report· 13 Mar 2024
on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office for the financial year 2022
+26 added · −7 removed · 45 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 5 of 5: Paragraphs 158–159
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Changed:65.83. Welcomes the readiness of the EPPO’s central office to activate a task force with Ukrainian authorities to coordinate investigations; believes that, in the context of the future Ukrainian Facility mechanisms, the existing framework and the partnership established with Ukrainian authorities would support investigation and prosecution and it would facilitate swift and reliable cooperation; calls on the authorities concerned to adopt a new agreement in mutual assistance in criminal matters between the Union and Ukraine to further strengthen cooperation in the specific context of the Facility mechanism, in particular for the seizure, confiscation and recovery of assets.assets;
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Added:84. Takes note, nevertheless, of the high rate of corruption and fraud present in Ukraine, both before the current war and at present, cautions that extra precautions should be taken when cooperating on investigations, in order to protect staff and witnesses, notes, for example, that the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative financed by the Union which was founded in 2017 was found to be ineffective in fighting corruption by the Court of Auditors in 2021; recognises the efforts of the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, in cooperating with the European Union, and notes that further anti-corruption efforts are needed in order to successfully reach transparency goals;