Economic Crimes and a European Public Prosecutor

How to fight economic crimes and ensure fundamental rights?

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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