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Why EPPO is a real “game-changer” for cross-border financial investigations within European Union
Author: Flavia Ndriollari (GDF), Giulia Anzidei (GDF) Subcommittee: Law Enforcement Agencies Date: 29/05/2023 Recently, Guardia di Finanza concluded an important and complex investigation which made it possible to recover over 13 million euros deriving from VAT...
Ela’s annual meeting in Bratislava
Author: Federico Mamoli Subcommittee: Lawyers Date: 26/05/2023 I had the opportunity to participate in the European Lawyers Association (ELA) annual meeting 2023 in Bratislava - Slovakia. In such context, several International lawyers coming from many European...
Check Steppo PCTO: enlighttening and honourable listen to professionals
Author: Alessandro Fumagalli (PCTO) Subcommittee: High School Date: 25.05.2023 Translated by: M’gayedi Sonia It is with these original but effective words that the student Benedetta Gardin of the Liceo Beccaria defined the meetings of STEPPO PCTO. Having listened to...
May 2023: recent academic pubblications and case law on EPPO
Author: Curzio Fossati Subcommittee: Academic Date: 23/05/2023 Some interesting academic publications that are of close interest to the EPPO have been published recently. Anabela Miranda Rodrigues, Adán Nieto Martin, María Acale Sánchez and Miguel João Costa have...
A new collaboration has begun between the STEPPO and the Université du Luxembourg
Author: Veronica Carbone Co-chair Create subcommittee Milan, 15/05/2023 Another virtual bridge was set up: this time between Milan and Luxembourg, thanks to Fabrizia Bemer (Chair of the Committee Virtual Reality of Steppo Project and Senior Manager of the office of...
Eppo and the rule of law between reality and virtual reality (VR)
Article written by: V. Carbone, E. Gambara, I. Khodri, P. Maiolino, A. Vergnano. Create Subcommittee on 12/05/2023. On april 18th, 2023 the module held the final conference on EPPO and the Rule of Law.[1] During this conference we had guests such as journalist and...
EPPO and whistleblowers protection
Author: Curzio Fossati Subcommittee: Academic Date: 08.05.2023 The main sources of information on crimes for which the EPPO could exercise its competence are the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the European Union, as well as the authorities of the Member...
Duties for real estate agents and EPPO opportunities
Due diligence for real estate agents is not new in the italian legislation framework. Money laundering prevention rules has a long story in Italy, due also to criminal organizations interest in the real estate market. The main compliance real estate agents has to...
A new collaboration has begun between the STEPPO and the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)!
Author: Antony Zhilkin Vice-President Steering Committee On the 26th of April 2023, thanks to Lorenzo Salazar (Chair of the Collaborate Subcommittee, Deputy Prosecutor General to the Court of Appeal of Naples), an electronic bridge was set up between Milan and...
EPPO and the relevance of a shared reference system at european scale in the contrast system to laundering
Author: Cesare Montagna Anti Money Laundering Senior Learning Advisor Compliance Specialist Subcommittee: Audit Institutions The phenomenon of money laundering is ideally divisible in two disJnct moments: the presupposed offence that allows the generaJon of a gain of...
Milan-Bicocca University’s Law students are ready for new challenges with the EPPO
Giulia Varisco Editor in chief - Steppo Editorial board Sofia Mazza Communication and marketing manager -Steppo Editorial board The second cycle of lectures of the EPPO-Jean Monnet Module course is currently taking place at the Bicocca Department of Law, the...
Reality has surpassed imagination: the principal was arrested for stealing food and tablets purchased with European funds
On Friday 21st of April, we heard, read and watched all the newspapers and news reports that we would have preferred not to hear, not read and not watch. A principal, who was awarded the title of Cavaliere della Repubblica in 2020 for whatever merit, was arrested for...