European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

What European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) does

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is the independent public prosecution office of the European Union, established under Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 and operational since June 1, 2021. It investigates, prosecutes, and brings to judgment criminal offences affecting the EU's financial interests — including fraud, corruption, and cross-border VAT fraud exceeding €10 million — and holds exclusive jurisdiction over such offences within the participating member states. EPPO operates through a two-tier model: centralized strategic direction and case coordination from its Luxembourg headquarters, combined with national-level investigation and prosecution executed by European Delegated Prosecutors (EDPs) embedded in national jurisdictions. Its principal outputs are indictments, convictions, and recovered damages rather than commercial products or services.

As of end-2024, EPPO comprises approximately 275 staff in Luxembourg plus approximately 166 EDPs distributed across 44 decentralized national offices in the 24 participating EU member states (Denmark and Ireland do not participate). By end of 2025, the office's active caseload had reached 3,602 investigations, representing an estimated €67.27 billion in damage to the EU budget, with cross-border VAT fraud the dominant offence category. The institution is led by the European Chief Prosecutor — Laura Kövesi, appointed October 2019 for a seven-year term — with Andrés Ritter designated as her successor. EPPO has built more than 18 partnership and working agreements with EU bodies and third countries to support cross-border cooperation on financial-crime investigations.

EPPO is not a revenue-generating entity; it is funded directly through the EU budget, with the 2025 allocation set at €85,913,405. There is no fee-based pricing model, no commercial go-to-market motion, and no external customers in the conventional sense. Its "client base" is conceptually the citizens and taxpayers of the 24 participating member states, and its strategic value is measured by enforcement effectiveness, conviction rates, and asset recovery rather than top-line growth. The institution therefore competes on statutory authority, prosecutorial independence, and operational effectiveness within its mandated jurisdiction — not on price, product differentiation, or market share.

Name

European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)

Legal name

European Public Prosecutor's Office

Website

https://eppo.europa.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is the independent EU prosecution authority that investigates and prosecutes crimes against the EU budget, operating across 24 participating member states from a central office in Luxembourg and 44 decentralized national offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Prosecution Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Courts (92211), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fraud Investigations & Claims Support (Insurance/Financial) (BPAKAEAD), Case Management, Investigations & SAR/STR Filing (FSAMAMAF)

Keywords

• Public prosecution services
• Criminal investigations
• EU financial crimes
• Anti-fraud prosecution
• Cross-border investigations

Headquarters

HQ city

Luxembourg

HQ country

Luxembourg

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EPPO investigates, prosecutes, and brings to judgment crimes affecting the financial interests of the European Union, including fraud, corruption, money laundering, cross-border VAT fraud, misappropriation of EU funds, and participation in criminal organizations focused on PIF offences. It operates through a central office in Luxembourg and a decentralized network of European Delegated Prosecutors embedded in participating member states, with cases tried before national courts. Public-facing access is provided via a multilingual crime reporting web form and news alert subscription service.

Product overview

EPPO operates as a unified public prosecution service with a two-tiered structure: a central office in Luxembourg led by the European Chief Prosecutor and European Prosecutors, and decentralized European Delegated Prosecutors conducting investigations in participating member states. The primary public-facing product is the Crime Reporting Web Form, which enables direct reporting of crimes affecting EU financial interests (PIF offences including fraud, corruption, VAT fraud, and money laundering). Supplementary services include news alert subscriptions for public dissemination of EPPO activities. EPPO does not offer commercial software products; its services are investigative and prosecutorial in nature, conducted within national court systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crime Reporting Web Form

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPPO has signed a working agreement with the European Commission for cooperation on matters related to EU financial interests.
• EurojustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for coordination and cooperation in investigating crimes affecting EU financial interests.
• EuropolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation on serious organized crime and money laundering investigations.
• European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint investigations with OLAF, which conducts administrative investigations while EPPO handles criminal prosecutions.
• European Court of AuditorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation on audit findings related to EU financial interests.
• European Investment BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation on financial crimes affecting EU investment programs.
• European Investment FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation on EU funding programmes.
• Prosecutor General's Office of UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with Ukraine on criminal matters affecting EU financial interests.
• Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of AlbaniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with Albania on criminal matters.
• Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of MoldovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with Moldova on criminal matters.
• Supreme State Prosecutor's Office of MontenegrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with Montenegro on criminal matters.
• Prosecution Service of GeorgiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with Georgia on criminal matters.
• State Public Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of North MacedoniaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with North Macedonia on criminal matters.
• Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina on criminal matters.
• National Anticorruption Centre of the Republic of MoldovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation on anticorruption matters.
• General Prosecutor's Office of the Principality of AndorraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with Andorra on criminal matters.
• His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) of the United KingdomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking arrangement for cooperation with UK tax authorities on criminal matters affecting EU financial interests.
• United States Department of Justice and Department of Homeland SecuritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of Understanding and Working Arrangement on Cooperation with US authorities on criminal investigations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Interpol: Global police cooperation network enabling cross-border investigations; comparable to EPPO in supporting transnational financial-crime and money-laundering cases, though broader in scope.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): US federal investigative agency with cross-jurisdiction authority to investigate financial crimes, corruption, and money laundering; comparable operating model to EPPO's federal-level investigative mandate.
• US Department of Justice: US federal prosecution authority; EPPO has an MoU and working arrangement with DOJ/DHS, and DOJ's criminal divisions (fraud, money laundering) perform broadly analogous prosecutorial functions at federal scale.
• UK National Crime Agency: UK's lead agency against organized crime, including serious fraud and money laundering; comparable in mandate to EPPO though national rather than supranational in scope.
• UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): UN entity that supports member states in combating money laundering, corruption, and transnational crime; thematically comparable to EPPO at a global multilateral level.

Direct peers

• Eurojust: EU judicial cooperation unit coordinating cross-border criminal investigations; EPPO has a formal working arrangement with Eurojust and they jointly handle complex transnational prosecutions.
• Europol: EU law-enforcement cooperation agency supporting member states in serious organized crime and money-laundering investigations — directly comparable function on the police/intelligence side, with a formal working arrangement with EPPO.
• European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF): OLAF is the EU's administrative anti-fraud body, conducting investigations into EU funds misuse; EPPO explicitly partners with OLAF and they share jurisdiction over EU financial crime (OLAF does administrative, EPPO does criminal).
• Serious Fraud Office (UK): UK independent public body that investigates and prosecutes serious fraud, bribery and corruption — structurally the closest non-EU analog to EPPO's specialized financial-crime prosecution mandate.

Regional players

• Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) — Germany: German federal criminal police; EPPO operates in Germany through its Hamburg office and conducts joint investigations with BKA, making it a comparable national-level enforcement counterpart within the EPPO network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EUProsecutor
• Facebookfacebook.com/EUProsecutor
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/euprosecutor

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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