Academic Projects in EU Criminal Law
Ecorys NL
OLAF Study on impact of strengthening of administrative and criminal law procedural rules for the protection of the EU Financial interests
The protection of the financial interests (hereafter: PIF) of the European Union (hereafter: EU) is an important priority for the European Commission (hereafter: Commission).
The Commission has expressed that this needs to be done on three levels: strengthening
(i) criminal and administrative procedures,
(ii) substantive criminal law and
(iii) institutional aspects.
With...
Ecorys NL
Study on the impact of the different policy options to protect the financial interest of the Union by means of criminal law, including the possibility of establishing a European public prosecutor’s office (EPPO)
The focus of this study is the protection of the EU financial interests by means of criminal law. In particular, this study addresses the specific need to ensure consistent, coherent and effective...
Ecorys NL
OLAF project on the development of an EU evaluation mechanism in the area of anti-corruption with a particular focus on identifying and reducing the costs of corruption in Public Procurement involving EU Funds
The main objective of the study was set out by the European Parliament – a methodology to measure the cost of corruption – but the Commission added to this point the identification of best...
EUI
Surveillance : Ethical Issues, Legal Limitations and Efficiency
SURVEILLE systematically reviews the impacts of different surveillance systems, and also helps manufacturers and end-users better to develop and deploy these systems. It is a multidisciplinary...
T.M.C. Asser institute of The Hague
Prevention of fraud, corruption and bribery committed through legal entities for the purpose of financial and economic gain
The main objective of this project is to contribute to the prevention of and fight against economic and financial crime committed within and/or through legal entities in the private sector. To...
Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra, Portugal
Projet Cooptofight (The Fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU : promoting legal cooperation and victims’ protection)
The main aim of this project is to explore the specificities of trafficking in human beings for sexual and labour exploitation and to develop cooperation between law enforcement and judicial...
Ecorys NL
Prepratory study for an impact assessment on a new legislative instrument replacing the Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA on illicit drug trafficking
The Council Framework Decision (2004/757/JHA) on illicit drug trafficking was adopted in 2004. A Commission report published in 2009[1] reported on the transposition of the Framework Decision and...