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Slovenian prime minister Janus Jansa personally delayed and then blocked the two appointments in May (Photo: European Parliament)

Slovenia finally appoints 'temporary' EPPO prosecutors

The Slovenian government has finally decided to nominate two delegated prosecutors for the European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO), after a long delay.

The appointment of Tanja Frank Eler and Matej Oštir is only a "temporary" proposal, the Ljubljana government said in a statement. The two candidates still have to be officially selected via the national nominating procedure.

So far 22 EU member states have joined the new office. Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Hungary do not yet pa...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Slovenian prime minister Janus Jansa personally delayed and then blocked the two appointments in May (Photo: European Parliament)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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