Investigating European Fraud in the EU Member States

This book offers a detailed overview of the rules regarding criminal investigations into fi nancial-economic criminality in the EU’s main legal systems. These rules have become fundamental to the effective protection of the Union’s fi nancial interests. It undertakes a comparative study of six national legislatures (Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, and the UK) which serve as paradigms of the different judicial systems existing in the Union, in order to offer a complete overview of the different approaches to fi nancial-economic investigation in the EU. The work is further enriched with cross-sectional essays that deal with more general issues, such as data-protection and the future of investigations in the view of the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Offi ce (EPPO). This provides a wider perspective on the themes considered. The book also examines transnational issues, providing essential context to the EU’s legislative instruments intended to protect the fi nancial interests of the Union.