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Romanian Prosecutor Ranks First In CONT Committee EPPO Vote

12:40, 27 Feb. 2019
Romanian prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi received the highest number of votes for the leadership of the upcoming European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) on Tuesday.

Romanian Prosecutor Loses EU Council Vote For EPPO Leadership

15:59, 21 Feb. 2019
Romanian prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi, who is considered the frontrunner to lead the upcoming European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), lost a secret vote held by the ambassadors of EU states to French prosecutor Jean-Francois Bohnert, according to sources quoted by news site New Europe.

Government Adopts Procedure To Designate Romania’s European Prosecutor

18:25, 19 Feb. 2019
Romania’s Government adopted in its Tuesday meeting an emergency decree which regulates the selection procedures of its prosecutor which will be part of the upcoming European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).

Kovesi Files New Recusal Request For Case Prosecutor

16:54, 18 Feb. 2019
Romanian prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi filed a new request on Monday to recuse magistrate investigation section prosecutor Adina Florea from a case where she is suspected of several offences in the 2011 repatriation of a fugitive businessman, according to judicial sources.

General Prosecutor Rejects Request To Recuse Magistrate Investigation Section Chief From Kovesi Case

16:44, 18 Feb. 2019
Romanian General Prosecutor Augustin Lazar rejected on Monday a request made by prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi to recuse the chief of the Supreme Court’s Section for Investigating Judicial Offences (SIIJ), Gheorghe Stan, from procedures in a case involving her.

EPPO Lead Candidate Officially Suspected Of Several Offenses, Requests Case Prosecutor’s Recusal

14:51, 15 Feb. 2019
Romanian prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi, the candidate favored to lead the upcoming European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), said on Friday that she was informed she is a suspect in a case involving the repatriation of a fugitive businessman, and requested the recusal of the case prosecutor.

EPPO Chief Prosecutor Favorite Attends Court Following Subpoena

13:40, 15 Feb. 2019
Romanian prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi, who is favored to be appointed chief of the upcoming European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), arrived at the Supreme Court’s Section for Investigating Judicial Offences (SIIJ) for a hearing on Friday, after she received a controversial subpoena.