Source: European Parliament
As the Commission noted in its Rule of Law Reports[1], the organisation of national prosecution services varies across the EU, without there being a single model for all Member States.
The structure and status of the national prosecution systems is a competence of the Member States. However, institutional safeguards should be in place to guarantee that the prosecution is sufficiently autonomous and can carry out effective and impartial investigations without political interference.
On the reform of third-party intervention, the Commission is following closely the discussions in Spain.
The Commission is working with all Member States, including Spain, to uphold and promote the rule of law in the framework of the Rule of Law Mechanism.
- [1] https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/62fdb34b-78d4-4d53-b9ea-67286facc01e_en?filename=23_1_52576_coun_chap_spain_en.pdf
and https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/2bd09a6f-ef56-494a-8303-e0de808ee981_en?filename=23_1_58063_coun_chap_spain_en_0.pdf