The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the possible misuse of loans for the reconstruction of the railway and the railway station in Novi Sad
Chief European Prosecutor Laura Koveši said on Tuesday that the European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating the possible misuse of funds Of the European Union in connection with the reconstruction of the railway station in Novi Sad, but will not deal with the investigation the accident in which 15 people lost their lives.
Koveši told Serbian Radio and Television (RTS) that it was about the loans granted by the European Investment Bank for the reconstruction of the railway and the station and that, in the specific case of Serbia, they received a complaint from a private person, which was the basis for opening an investigation.
As she stated, the courts in Belgium or Luxembourg are competent for the proceedings, because that is where the seat of the potentially damaged institutions is located, and the prosecution in Serbia is expected to cooperate in providing information and evidence.
"Our role is to investigate how the EU money was spent, whether it was spent properly for the purposes for which it was allocated, and that's why we opened an investigation in Serbia. To be clear, we are not investigating the accident in Novi Sad, we are not investigating how those young people died," Koveši said.
According to her, the jurisdiction of that prosecutor's office is to determine whether there was malfeasance, corruption or money laundering in the total amount of money allocated through the European project, when it comes to EU funds.
Speaking about cooperation with Serbian state authorities, Koveši emphasized that they must rely on their support and that all requests will go to the Public Prosecutor's Office and Serbian prosecutors.
Asked why Serbia is the only candidate country that has not yet concluded a working agreement with its prosecutor's office, she said that she did not know why it had not yet been agreed and said that the European Public Prosecutor's Office was open to signing it.
"If the citizens of Serbia raise their voices against corruption, it is a very positive sign, because they understand how serious it is and have reacted. If they want to live in a clean country, and fight for it, I think that is the most important development you can have," Koveši said.
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