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The 32nd OLAF Anti-Fraud Communicators’ Network (OAFCN) Meeting
The EPPO and EU law Jean Monnet Module has been presented to the community of the European anti-fraud agencies! On 28 and 29 March 2023, Arturo Iadecola and Giancarlo Astegiano, respectively Chair and Member of the Judicial Bodies Subcommittee of the Module, took...
European grants fraud in Spain: Juzgado Central de lo Penal of the National High Court
On the 27th of February 2023, the Juzgado Central de lo Penal of the National High Court (Audiencia Nacional) issued a conformity judgment (sentence bargain) convicting two persons for subsidy fraud (arts. 308.4, 308.1 Penal Code). AB and CD, both of legal age and...
Procura europea e lotta alla criminalità organizzata. La lezione di Roberto Saviano all’Università di Milano-Bicocca
Roberto Saviano in cattedra all’Università di Milano-Bicocca. Per parlare di lotta alla corruzione e alla criminalità organizzata in ambito europeo. Lo scrittore, saggista e giornalista, che nei suoi scritti, articoli e libri – a partire dal romanzo d’esordio...
The EPPO Panel continues its work in order to allow the appointment of the new European Prosecutors
The selection Panel provided for by the EPPO Regulation held its second meeting in Vienna (after the first in Luxembourg at the beginning of March) to continue its work for recruiting the new 8 European Prosecutors who have to be replaced after 3 years service due to...
Eppo orders the seizure of real estate for fraudulent subsidies for the provision of childcare services
On Friday, 31 March 2023, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in České Budějovice (Czechia) referred a criminal case to the Pardubice branch seat of the Hradec Králové Regional Court, where two individuals were indicted for fraudulently obtaining up to €...
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING (MAY 2023)
Our monthly Steering Committee meeting on 15/03/2023 We had our monthly meeting. Download the meeting slides
Italian Court of Cassation (8963/2023) upheld the appeal lodged by the European Delegated Prosecutor
The Sixth Criminal Chamber of the Italian Court of Cassation upheld the appeal lodged by the European Delegated Prosecutor (EDP) of the Palermo office against the order of the Tribunale di Ragusa rejecting the request for the application of the precautionary measure...
Roberto Saviano at closing conference: Eppo and the rule of law
EPPO-Jean Monnet Module è un corso di eccellenza di Diritto dell’Unione Europea dell’ Universitá Milano-Bicocca, finanziato dalla Commissione europea. CLOSING CONFERENCE: EPPO and THE RULE OF LAW L’incontro conclusivo, in data 18 aprile 2023 (guarda il programma della...
The “ne bis in idem” principle in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights
By: Michele Petito - National Institutions Subcommitee - 27-03/2023 The 'ne bis in idem' principle originated in criminal law to guarantee an individual's fundamental right not to be tried or punished twice for the same act. This principle was subsequently extended by...
The EPPO and the Digitalisation of criminal justice
In December 2020, the European Commission adopted a package of initiatives to modernise the EU justice systems, including the Communication on the Digitalisation of Justice in the EU. Ensuring the effective access of citizens and businesses to justice and facilitating...
The problem of double-authorisation in cases of cross- border investigations
The first request for a preliminary ruling on the EPPO Regulation submitted to the EU Court of Justice The Court of Justice of the European Union received the first request for interpretation of EU Regulation n.2017/1939 which establishes the European Public...
The EPPO Panel started working
The selection Panel provided for by the EPPO Regulation has just started its work for recruiting the new 8 European Prosecutors who have to be replaced after 3 years service due to the partial replacement of one third of the 22 European Prosecutors provided for by the...