ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Krisztina Karsai

Krisztina Karsai is a professor of criminal law and the head of the Criminal Law and Criminal Sciences Unit at the University of Szeged (SZTE), Hungary.

POSTS BY Krisztina Karsai

02 September 2024

Krisztina Karsai

The Hungarian Treeless Treetop Walkway

In the small village of Nyírmártonfalva in northeastern Hungary, there stands a wooden treetop walkway designed for walking among the tree canopies. Yet, there are no trees around. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office initiated proceedings to investigate this allegedly fraudulent appropriation of the EU common budget. In early August 2024, the Hungarian Office of the Prosecutor General rejected EPPO's jurisdiction. Nonetheless, the EPPO has jurisdiction according to the result theory, accepted also in Hungary, due to the place where the result of an offence occurs. Continue reading >>