The EPPO: investigations and prosecutions to fight crimes against the financial interests of the EU (CR/2022/08)

Start Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
End Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Category: EU Criminal Law, Criminal Law Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters, Criminal Law European Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law European Criminal Law
Venue: Sofia, Bulgaria
Language(s): English
Training level: Introductory
Type EJTN-funded activities

  

APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE HANDLED BY EJTN'S MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

ONLINE TRAINING

TRAINING CONTENT AND TARGET AUDIENCE

 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Description:

The protection of EU public money against all forms of criminal conduct, including fraud and the effective and equivalent legal action throughout the Union has to become a priority for the national authorities.

To investigate, prosecute and bring to justice those who commit criminal offences affecting the Union's financial interests is a key goal of of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).

The EPPO will be the first EU body with criminal investigation and prosecution powers into crimes affecting the financial interests of the Union and a completely new actor in the European judicial landscape. The EPPO is expected to lead to a more consistent and effective prosecution policy for crimes affecting the EU budget, resulting in a greater number of prosecutions, convictions and a higher level of recovery of fraudulently lost Union funds


Aim:

Day-and-a-half training aimed at providing the participants with the information on the legal framework with regard to the protection of EU financial interests and measures taken at EU level. 

The PIF directive, the role of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Regulation setting up the EPPO will be examined in the seminar. EJTN is organizing a seminar to make judges and prosecutors aware on how to counter all forms of illegal activity affecting the EU financial interests and to detect the misuse of the EU budget


Methodology and format:

The training will combine lectures, presentations and workshops with study cases to enhance practical knowledge of practitioners in order to achieve effective investigations and prosecutions of offences affecting the Union’s financial interests.

Group ‘s work and sessions on the EPPO will be at the core of the seminar.

 

Target audience: 

Judges and Prosecutors from all EU Member States, preferably criminal judges and prosecutors with some knowledge of EU Criminal Law and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

 

 

Application Process: 

All applications must be submitted through the candidates' national EJTN member institution

 

Participation:

Upon invitation by EJTN, participants register via EJTN online  platform to which they receive access. 
After the event, reimbursement is processed via EJTN online platform.

 

 Useful documents:

Terms and conditions of participation

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Number of participants:

   39 judges and prosecutors from all Member States 

 New deadline for application

7 May 2022

PROGRAMME AND DOCUMENTATION

 

CONTACT(S)

Training materials
EU Legislation

EPPO-European Commission

OLAF

EUCRIM issue June 2021-"EPPO now Operational-Perspectives from European Prosecutors"

EPPO

            

 

EJTN Secretariat:


Mónica Martí García

monica.marti@ejtn.eu

 

Aina Secrieru

 Alina.Secrieru@ejtn.eu