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DK: Orbán’s cabinet won’t be able to block establishment of European prosecutor
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Budapest (MTI) – Neither the government nor the ruling Fidesz party will be able to block the establishment of a European prosecutor, an opposition Democratic Coalition MEP told a news conference in Budapest on Saturday.
Péter Niedermüller said it would be possible to slow the process of establishing a European prosecutor but blocking it would be out of the question. He added that this would be a battle that the Hungarian government would be destined to lose.
The DK politician noted that the primary task of the European prosecutor would be to examine how EU funds are used. But the prosecutor would not have the right to meddle in national affairs, he added.
In addition, the body would examine the issue of cross-border VAT fraud, he said.
Niedermüller said that all too often the findings of European anti-fraud office OLAF did not lead to a national investigation. Out of 51 cases so far related to Hungary, the authorities here have only investigated a single one, he said.