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EU chief prosecutor Laura Kövesi hopes those countries that have not yet joined EPPO - Hungary, Poland, Ireland, Denmark and Sweden - will decide to do so once they see how the office works (Photo: European Commission)

'There are no clean countries', EU chief prosecutor says

Laura Kövesi knows a lot about fighting fraud and corruption in hostile conditions.

She served as Romania's chief prosecutor at the anti-corruption directorate from 2013 until she was forced out from her office in 2018 by the then justice minister.

While in office, she brought ex-prime ministers, former ministers, MPs, and mayors to justice.

The 48-year-old Kövesi was also the first woman and the youngest prosecutor general in Romania's history.

She was so effective, ...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

EU chief prosecutor Laura Kövesi hopes those countries that have not yet joined EPPO - Hungary, Poland, Ireland, Denmark and Sweden - will decide to do so once they see how the office works (Photo: European Commission)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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