Strengthening the Future of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

The implementation and impact of the EPPO Regulation, the effectiveness and efficiency of the EPPOandits working practices will be put into the spotlight in the course of the review which is to be completed by 2026. Article 119 EPPO Regulation also sets out that legislative proposals should be put forward if »it is necessary to have additional or more detailed rules on the setting up of the EPPO, its functions or the procedure applicable to its activities, including its cross-border investigations.« A workshop at Villa Vigoni in spring 2025 will provide an inspiring setting to assess the potential for improvements of the legal framework, to discuss specific policy options, and to clarify the challenges EPPO faces today and which require legislative actions. This workshop intends to bring selected academics, high-ranking practitioners from the EPPO and experts from national governments and the European Commission together for learned, thought-provoking, and off-the-record discussions to prepare the ground for the upcoming political decision-making processes. These will be fuelled by 10-minute input statements which should include, where appropriate, concrete proposals– or options– on legislative amendments. The scenic setting of Villa Vigoni with its distinct German Italian history provides an excellent forum for intensive, fruitful and open-minded discussions aiming to strengthen the future of the EPPO, and builds upon a highly successful first German-Italian EPPO related workshop held there, with support by Saarland University and its CEUS, in September 2023.