Fight against fraud: criminal-law protection of the Community's financial interests

The European Parliament adopted the resolution by Mr Diemut THEATO (EPP-ED, D). (Please refer to the previous text). It should however be added that an amendment calling for the rapid appointment of an independent European Public Prosecutor on the basis of Article 280 of the EC Treaty was rejected by the Plenary. A subsequent motion to send the report back to the Committee on Budgetary Control was also rejected.�