European Council Appoints 5 Prosecutors to EU Public Prosecutor's Office

The European Council appointed five new prosecutors to the European Public Prosecutor's Office following a "partial renewal" of the EPPO College, the council announced. Terms for the eight current prosecutors expire July 28. Six-year terms will begin July 29 for new appointees Nikolaos Paschalis, Andrea Venegoni, Anne Pantazi Lamprou, Gedgaudas Norkunas and Ursula Schmudermayer. Prosecutors are charged with investigating and charging crimes against the bloc's financial interests, including fraud, corruption and cross-border value-added tax fraud above 10 million euros. Three additional prosecutors will be named at a later date, the council said.