Objective
Given the diverging national criminal rules concerning fraud
and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the
European Union and the divergence of sanctions among Member States, the
2017 PIF Directive seeks to harmonise the definitions, sanctions and
prescription periods of the offences affecting the Union’s financial
interests. Such a minimal harmonisation would also affect the
effectiveness of investigations and prosecutions by the European Public
Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), considering that its competence is defined
by reference to the PIF Directive and, therefore, to the different
national legislations implementing it.
The deadline for the transposition of the PIF
Directive was 6 July 2019.
Since the PIF Directive is intertwined with the Regulation establishing
the EPPO, this event will assess whether the objectives which the
Directive sought to achieve have been fulfilled.
Key topics
- Presentation of the key features of the
2017 PIF Directive
- Focus on the transposition of the
Directive in EU Member States
- Experiences to date in various Member
States
- Case studies
- Future synergies between OLAF and
EPPO
Who should
attend?
Judges, prosecutors, government officials, lawyers in
private practice and other stakeholders.
The conference will be attended by the presidents and members of the
national associations for the protection of the financial interests of
the European Union.
Conference fee:
65 EUR
Interactive online conference
The online conference will
be hosted on ERA’s own online training platform. You will be able to
interact immediately and directly with our top-quality speakers and
other participants. We will make the most of the technical tools
available to deliver an intensive, interactive training experience. As
the platform is hosted on our own server, the highest security settings
will be applied to ensure that you can participate safely in a
high-quality online training environment.