EUROPSKI JAVNI TUŽITELJ

Stupanjem na snagu Uredbe Vijeća (EU) 2017/1939 od 12. listopada 2017. o provedbi pojačane suradnje u vezi s osnivanjem Ureda europskog javnog tužitelja („EPPO”) te početak rada Ureda europskog javnog tužitelja u državama članicama kao noviteta u europskom kaznenom pravu u smislu pojačane suradnje i zaštite financijskih interesa Unije. Rad se bavi analiziranjem kompleksnog ustrojstva Ureda europskog javnog tužitelja, nadležnostima i ovlastima. U fokusu je pregled materijalne i formalne nadležnosti te ovlasti EPPO-a u kaznenom postupku. Nadalje, se analizira i opisuje položaj stranki u fazama kaznenog progona te osvrt na njihova prava u postupku. Bavi se i objašnjenjem položaja EPPO-a u Republici Hrvatskoj te implementaciji odnosno provedbi zakonodavstva Unije u nacionalno zakonodavstvo Republike Hrvatske. Također se osvrćemo i na dosadašnji rezultati rada u proteklim godinama djelovanja Ureda europskog javnog tužitelja u Republici Hrvatskoj.Upon the enforcement of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office ("EPPO") and the commencement of the EPPO's operations in member states as a novelty in European criminal law concerning enhanced cooperation and the protection of European Union's financial interests. This study involves an examination of the complex structure of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, its competencies, and assessing the legal and operational powers of the EPPO in criminal proceedings. The focus lies on reviewing the substantive and formal jurisdiction, as well as the powers of the EPPO in criminal proceedings. Furthermore, it analyses and describes the position of parties in the phases of criminal prosecution and has a look at their procedural rights. It also explains the position of the EPPO in the Republic of Croatia and the implementation process of integrating European Union legislation into Croatia's national legal framework. Additionally, the reflection on the past performance results during the last years of the European Public Prosecutor's Office's operation in the Republic of Croatia