Appreciation Post : Thank you Romania for Laura Kövesi, the European Chief Prosecutor. Is she highly respected and feared in Romania as she is in Greece?

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Appreciation Post : Thank you Romania for Laura Kövesi, the European Chief Prosecutor. Is she highly respected and feared in Romania as she is in Greece?

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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is currently pursuing three major fraud cases in Greece

Europe’s first Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi is visiting Greece on Tuesday amid ongoing probes into EU funds fraud and mounting tensions with the country’s conservative government.

Strained relations with government

Kövesi’s visit also brings her strained relationship with Athens to light. Last year, she accused the government of obstructing the rail crash probe and criticised the Greek Constitution for shielding ministers from prosecution. 

Under current rules, ministers’ immunity laws – backed by New Democracy’s parliamentary majority – have prevented any prosecutions in EU funds-related cases. 

Kövesi even wrote to the European Commission urging a revision of constitutional provisions that protect ministers from accountability, drawing sharp pushback in Athens.