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Economic Crimes and a European Public Prosecutor

How to fight economic crimes and ensure fundamental rights?

Corruption, money laundering, fraud – such crimes threaten economic and social justice in the European Union. There are several initiatives to tackle these problems. One is the proposal of the European Commission on the European Public Prosecutor made in June 2013.

We seek to involve speakers and panellists with practical knowledge and experience who can not only share their expertise, but also act as catalysts in promoting awareness and discussion. The issue will be discussed from various approaches, including a criminal law perspective, a social justice perspective as well as a data protection perspective. The conference is a follow-up to the Group´s conference on EU criminal justice on 6 December 2012. 

Members of the European Parliament Jan Philipp Albrecht, Judith Sargentini, Rui Tavares, Eva Joly and Bart Staes will discuss with the following guests: 

Naomi Fowler, award winning global radio journalist & podcaster, TAXCAST producer for the Tax Justice Network

Manuel Rubio-Gullon (Councillor on Criminal law at the French Permanent Representation to the EU)

Prof. Dr. Hans-Holger Herrnfeld, Special Advisor in the DG Criminal Law on the EPPO, German Federal Ministry of Justice, former German National Member of Eurojust

Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor

Prof. Dr. Holger Matt, Chair of European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)

Libby McVeigh, Head of Law Reform, Fair Trials International, London

Robert Palmer, Campaign leader, banks and corruption at Global Witness

Prof. Dr. Brigitte Unger, Public Sector Economics at Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University

Dr. Marianne Wade, Senior Lecturer Director of the Institute of Judicial Administration, University of Birmingham

Program

9.30 am

Keynote: Crime and the Economic Crisis, Naomi Fowler

Respondent: Rui Tavares MEP

Discussion

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10.15 am

Money laundering as a threat to economic and social justice 

Peter Hustinx

Brigitte Unger

Robert Palmer

Host: Judith Sargentini MEP

Questions & Answers

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11.00 am

The European Public Prosecutor´s Office (EPPO) and the fight against fraud

Dr Marianne Wade

Dr Hans-Holger Herrnfeld

Manuel Rubio-Gullon

Hosts: Eva Joly MEP and Bart Staes MEP

Questions & Answers

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11.45 am 

The European Public Prosecutor´s Office (EPPO) and procedural rights in the EU 

Professor Holger Matt

Libby McVeigh

Host: Jan Philipp Albrecht MEP

Questions & Answers

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12.30 pm

Concluding remarks

Jan Philipp Albrecht MEP

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Responsible MEPs

Jan Philipp Albrecht
Jan Philipp Albrecht
Member
Rebecca Harms
Rebecca Harms
Member
Eva Joly
Eva Joly
Member
Judith Sargentini
Judith Sargentini
Member
Bart Staes
Bart Staes
Member

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