The european public prosecutor's office - an institution with a fundamental role in defining the european security space

• Author: Elena-Ana Iancu, Catalin Jigau
• Position: Professor Habil. PhD/PhD Student
• Pages: 55-65

AGORA International Journal of Juridical Sciences, http://univagora.ro/jour/index.php/aijjs

ISSN 1843-570X, E-ISSN 2067-7677

No. 2 (2019), pp. 55 - 65

55

THE EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE - AN

INSTITUTION WITH A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN DEFINING THE

EUROPEAN SECURITY SPACE

E.-A. IANCU, C. JIGĂU

Elena-Ana IANCU

Professor Habil. PhD., Alexandru Ioan Cuza Police Academy, Doctoral School of Law,

Bucharest, Romania / Faculty of Juridical and Administrative Sciences, Agora University of

Oradea, Romania

*Correspondence: Elena-Ana Iancu, Agora University of Oradea, 8 Piaţa Tineretului St.,

Oradea, Romania

E-mail: anaelena2009@yahoo.com

Cătălin JIGĂU

PhD Student, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy, Doctoral School of Law, Bucharest,

Romania / Ministerul de Justiție

E-mail: jigau_catalin@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT:

The security of the European space involves both an external and an internal

component. The European authorities play an essential role in ensuring the internal security

of the Community through both the security policy and the efficiency of the Community

institutions. The European Public Prosecutor's Office represents a newly established

institution, which through its form of organization as well as its attributions aims to ensure

the internal security of the Community in the aspect of combating offenses against the

financial interests of the European Union. By cooperating with the other European

institutions and state authorities, the European Public Prosecutor's Office will play a decisive

role in the fight against corruption.

KEYWORDS: security, EU financial interests, European Prosecutor's Office,

cooperation, European institution.

INTRODUCTION. CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE SECURITY OF

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AREA

Democratic state in the XXI century has as one of its key pillars ensuring the security

of its citizens, by reference to all the coordinates of the modern world. Thus, security is aimed

at the possibility of exercising and respecting fundamental human rights, such as the right to

life, liberty and others. However, the evolution of the concept of "security" has gained new

strengths in the contemporary world, often referring not only to respecting certain rights but

to the reality considered as a system that includes economic, social, cyber, traffic safety and

other aspects.

1

1

https://www.caleaeuropeana.ro/editorial-sebastian-sarbu-despre-cultura-de-securitate/ - acces time: 14.11.2019,

20.30;