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The European Public Prosecutor is a proposed post in the European Union that can be established under the Treaties as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon. ==Treaty== The Public Prosecutor was inserted as article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by the Treaty of Lisbon.〔() eur-lex〕〔() eur-lex〕 The article states the following: ;Establishment; *The Council of the European Union, by a special legislative procedure, may establish a European Public Prosecutor's Office on the basis of Eurojust. *This must be done by unanimity in the Council and with the consent of the European Parliament *If the Council cannot reach unanimity, a group of at least nine member states may refer a draft to the European Council. *Those member states may also proceed to establish enhanced cooperation between themselves after informing Parliament, the Council and the Commission. ;Role; *The office shall, in liaison with Europol, be responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment those connected to offences against the EU's financial interests. *It shall exercise this function in the relevant national courts. *The regulations establishing the office shall determine rules governing how it performs its duties including the admissibility of evidence. *The European Council may amend the treaty, after consulting the Commission and gaining the consent of Parliament, to extend its powers to include serious cross border crime 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「European Public Prosecutor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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