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THE ROLES OF EUROJUST, EUROPOL AND CARIN Towards a better - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE ROLES OF EUROJUST, EUROPOL AND CARIN Towards a better - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE ROLES OF EUROJUST, EUROPOL AND CARIN Towards a better Understanding and Coordination among EU Member States EJTN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR Brussels, 22 May 2019 Eurojusts Headquarter 06/05/2019 Criminal justice across borders 2
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Eurojust in a nutshell
To ensure better coordination and cooperation between judicial and law enforcement authorities in the Member States in the fight against serious
- rganised cross-border crime and terrorism
Eurojust is managed by the College of Eurojust, which is composed of 28 National Members, and supported by National Desks and an Administration. The College elects its President and Vice-Presidents.
WHAT ? WHO ?
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Liaison Prosecutors and Third States
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Eurojust’s competences
Fighting serious and organised cross-border crime:
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Eurojust case cycle
Case closed at Eurojust Joint investigation team Coordination centre Level III meeting (with national authorities) Coordination issues discussed Level II meeting (concerned National Members) Level I meeting (all National Members) Request received
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Coordination meetings
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Coordination meetings (2018)
- Purpose: to coordinate ongoing
investigations and prosecutions by
- Facilitating the exchange of information,
- Supporting the execution of EIOs or other
coercive measures (e.g. search warrants and arrest warrants),
- Facilitating the possible setting up and
functioning of a JIT, and
- Detecting and solving conflicts of jurisdiction, ne
bis in idem-related issues or other legal or evidential problems
- Simultaneous interpretation
- Frequently used operational tool: 359 CMs
involving 431 cases in 2018
- Top crimes: OCG, money laundering, fraud
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Coordination centres
Arrests Freezing or confiscation
- rders
Searches Seizures Witness interviews JOINT ACTION DAY
EUROJUST Coordination centre
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Coordination centres (2018)
- Central
hub for the real-time exchange
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information and for coordinating the joint execution of judicial and law enforcement measures in different countries (e.g. arrest warrants)
- The joint operations are constantly
monitored and coordinated at EJ
- All participating authorities are linked
to each
- ther
at all times via dedicated telephone lines and computers
- 2018 statistics:
- 17 CCs organised by 9 NDs
- Top crimes: money laundering and fraud
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Joint investigation teams (JITs)
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Eurojust support to JITs
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Joint investigation teams (2018)
- Eurojust plays a prominent role
by supporting the establishing and
- peration
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JITs and advising practitioners, as a centre
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judicial and legal expertise
- 2018 statistics:
- 227 JITs supported by EJ
- 85 newly established
- 14 involving third States
- Crime Types: THB, Drug trafficking, Money
laundering
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Recurring Problems in Asset Recovery/Economic Crime
Alternative: Request according to Warsaw convention <-> Certificate Scope of Confiscation
– Example Israel
Asset Tracing:
– What is possible in Member States? – Dun & Bradstreet-analysis
Predicate offence for money laundering Admissability of evidence
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Case example
Urgent request for freezing from CZ Consultations, Translation Transmission to Austria Execution by prosecutor-on-duty
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Case example
Appeal against freezing order Legal Considerations Co-ordination meeting in Vienna Decision of Higher Regional Court
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Other examples of assistance
European Investigation Order
– Lack of experience – Search for correct authority – Exchange of drafts
eEvidence
– SIRIUS Project – Commission proposal
Possible assistance for trial judges
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Bridge-building with Europol
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Europol
General Structure Financial and technical support European Criminal Asset Bureau Analysis Project Asset Recovery
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Communication with Europol
SIENA Secure Information Exchange Network Application Exchange of sensitive operational data between MS, Europol and Third parties Organisational Entity varies from MS to MS
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Analysis Project Asset Recovery
Main purpose of : support the tracing and identification of criminal proceeds linked to Europol’s mandated crime areas Cross-match data-base fed by SIENA messages
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Example of Cross-Matching
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Network of AROs
Legal Basis: EU Council Decision 2007/845/JHA National contact points for facilitating tracing of assets Communication via SIENA Secretariat at Europol
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CARIN
Camden Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network Secretariat at Europol Network of Asset Recovery practitioners from 53 jurisdictions and 9 international organisations
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CARIN – Member States
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CARIN - Functions
Informal network to exchange information on MS Centre of expertise Strategical Advisor to political bodies Training programmes concerning all aspects of confiscation
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CARIN – Possible Assistance for practitioners
Accessible to both judicial and law enforcement authorities Helps to locate assets in a specific country Offers assistance concnering freezing/seizure/confiscation procedures Shares experience in asset management
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