Het opportuniteitsbeginsel en het recht van de Europese Unie. Een onderzoek naar de betekenis van strafvorderlijke beleidsvrijheid in de geëuropeaniseerde rechtsorde

Abstract

The law of the European Union

requires effective enforcement of EU policy, for which criminal law can,

and sometimes must be used. This means that the scope of policy freedom

that criminal law authorities can utilize, varies dependent on the applicable legal context. The principle of expediency, which gives the Public Prosecution Service the authority to drop cases conditionally or unconditionally, should be interpreted in a differentiated way, leaving more room for policy choices in certain areas and less in areas where European interests are particularly important.