HERCULE III - Relationships between the national judicial authorities and the investigative agencies in the view of the EPPO: operational models and best practices in fight against EU frauds

Abstract:

The action to be taken aims at:

• Increasing the mutual knowledge of Member States' legislation on criminal investigations in the field of economic crime;
• Providing the relevant UE institutions and bodies with an overview of the above mentioned provisions in a selected number of Member States;
• Improving the effectiveness of the instruments for tackling the frauds against EU financial interests, with special reference to the future establishment of a European Public Prosecutor's Office.

The deliverables of the action will consist of:

a) the publication of periodical booklets informing about the progresses of the research and the scheduled events;

b) the publication of articles on national and international reviews with a focus on European criminal law;

c) the draft of a handbook containing the results of the action to be published in English and edited by an internationally renewed publishing house;

d) the creation and the implementation of the project's website.

Target audience:

Law practitioners in the Member States (lawyers, magistrates, operators of the police system and of other law enforcement authorities);

• Customs authorities' members
• Representatives of EU institutions and bodies devoted to the fight agaainst economic crime;
• Representatives of EU institutions involved in the legislative process;
• Academics and social scientists.