Civil Liberties MEPs on Thursday gave the go ahead to setting up a European Public Prosecutor to fight fraud against EU funds and protect taxpayers’ money.

Washington. A delegation from the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee this week visited Washington for the first time under the new US administration to take stock of developments in the field of data protection, counter-terrorism and immigration.The upcoming Privacy Shield review was high on the agenda and both the US administration and the members reiterated their continued commitment to make the agreement work.