The future judicial cooperation between the EPPO and third countries

Abstract

The editorial focuses on the need to develop the EPPO’s role in the fight against EU fraud in relation to third countries. It gives an overview of the relevant international legal framework and of the various options that the EPPO will have at its disposal to engage in judicial cooperation with third countries under EU Regulation 2017/1939. It analyses the legal parameters that will determine the application of these modalities in practice and concludes that there may be room for having a fresh look at ways of strengthening the external role of the EPPO once it is up and running and in a position to define its external policy priorities.