#32026D0800Decision (EU) 2026/800 appointing Mr Andrés Ritter as European Chief Prosecutor of the EPPO
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This decision formally appoints Mr Andrés Ritter as the new European Chief Prosecutor of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) for a non-renewable seven-year term starting 1 November 2026. It follows an open call for applications published in April 2025, the work of an independent selection panel that produced a shortlist of four candidates in October 2025, and hearings and votes in the European Parliament and Council in December 2025. Both institutions reached a common accord on Mr Ritter after reviewing the panel’s reasoned shortlist, curricula vitae and motivation letters. The current Chief Prosecutor, Laura Codruța Kövesi, ends her mandate on 31 October 2026.
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Key Changes
- Appointment of Mr Andrés Ritter as European Chief Prosecutor effective 1 November 2026
- Non-renewable term of exactly seven years until 31 October 2033
- Appointment made by common accord of European Parliament and Council on 25 March 2026
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What this law requires
Mr Andrés Ritter must assume office as European Chief Prosecutor of the EPPO on 1 November 2026 for a non-renewable seven-year term
The European Chief Prosecutor must organize the work of the EPPO, direct its activities, and take decisions in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 and the internal rules of procedure of the EPPO
The incumbent European Chief Prosecutor (Laura Codruța Kövesi) must end her mandate on 31 October 2026
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union