The Belgian Juge d'Instruction and the EPPO Regulation: (Ir)reconcilable?

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2021 6(1), 357-389 | Article | (Table of Contents) I. A hybrid judicial actor entering the battlefield against EU fraud. - II. Brief overview of the EPPO's relevant features. - III. The Belgian system of judicial inquiries. - IV. Is a judicial inquiry compatible with the EPPO Regulation? - IV.1. No unambiguous prohibition of judicial inquiries. - IV.2. Interpretation confirmed by the drafting history of the EPPO Regulation. - V. Step-by-step analysis of a judicial inquiry in EPPO cases in Belgium: need for legislative ame... Mehr ...