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Activity 1.2. The Criminal Law Protection of the Financial Interests of the European Union Manifestations with Special Issues

Event start date:23. March 2018. 16:30
Event end date:24. March 2018. 16:25

CRIMINAL LAW PROTECTION OF THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF THE EU – FOCUSING ON MONEY LAUNDERING, TAX FRAUD, CORRUPTION AND ON CRIMINAL COMPLIANCE IN THE NATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS WITH REFERENCE TO CYBERCRIME

(HUUNIMISKOLCPFI – 786253)

 

HERCULE III (2014-2020)

2. LAW TRAINING AND STUDIES

 

THE CRIMINAL LAW PROTECTION OF THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP

Venue: University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law

Date: 23-24th March 2018

 

This conference was funded by the European Union’s HERCULE III programme.

 

The content of this conference represents the views of the authors only and is his/her sole responsibility. The European Commission does not accept any responsibility for use that may be made of the information it contains.

International Conference

The Criminal Law Protection of the Financial Interests of the European Union

Manifestations with Special Issues

Venue: University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law

Date: 23th March 2018 (Friday)

 

Programme

 

 

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-9:10 Opening speeches

Prof. Dr. Farkas Ákos dean (University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law)

 

I. section: Criminal Offences against the Budget of the European Union – Tendencies in the European Union and in Hungary

Chair: Prof. Dr. Farkas Ákos

 

9:10-9:30 Presentation of the project

The criminal law protection of the financial interests of the European Union: the past, the present and the future tendencies

Prof. Dr. Farkas Ákos dean, university professor (University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law)

9:30-9:50 Protection of the EU’s financial interests by means of criminal law in the context of the Lisbon Treaty and the 2017 directive (EU 2017/1371) on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests

Prof. Dr. Maria Kaiafa-Gbandi head of department (University of Thessaloniki)

9:50-10:10 The Hungarian regulation of the protection of the financial interests of the EU and the fight against budget fraud in the practice of the prosecution

Prof. Dr. Polt Péter chief prosecutor (Chief Prosecutor's Office)

10:10-10:30 The protection of the financial interests of the European Union and the judicial practice of budget fraud in Hungary

Dr. Molnár Gábor Miklós judge, president of chamber (Curia)

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

 

II. section: Criminal Law Protection of the Financial Interests of the European Union – International Tendencies and Best Practices

Chair: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Dannecker

 

11:00-11:20 The protection of the financial interests of the European Union – the responsibility of enterprises

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Dannecker head of department (University of Heidelberg)

11:20-11:40 The criminal law protection of the EU budget in Romania from theoretical and practical point of view

Prof. Dr. Mirisan Valentin dean (University of Oradea)

11:40-12:00 Criminal law protection of the financial interests of the European Union in Italy with particular emphasis on organized criminality and tax-liability

Dr. Vincenzo Carbone scientific researcher, advocate (University of Rome)

12:00-12:20 The practice of the protection of the financial interests of the EU in Austria and the role of the criminal compliance regarding financial reporting offences

Prof. Dr. Richard Soyer head of department, advocate (University of Linz)

12:20-13:00 Questions, discussion

13:00-14:00 Lunch

 

III. section: Crimes Affecting the Financial Interests of the European union (Money Laundering, Tax Fraud, Corruption), Compliance and Cybercrime

Chair:

 

14:00-14:20 The protection of the financial interests of the EU from the point of view of the tax authority

Jármai Tamás head of department (National Tax and Customs Administration, Customs Directorate of B.-A.-Z. County, VAT Monitoring Department 1.)

14:20-14:40 The role of the tax advisors in the protection of the budget

Siklós Márta auditor, tax consultant (Leitner Leitner Partner, Budapest)

14:40-15:00 Preventive means against money laundering

Dr. Simonka Gábor head of department (National Tax and Customs Administration, Office against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing)

15:00-15:20 Compliance in the bank sector

Dr. Pettko-Szandtner Judit executive director, senior legal counsel (UniCredit Bank Hungary Zrt.)

15:20-15:40 Coffee break

15.40-16.00 Experiences of the legal practice of corruption offenses in Hungary

Dr. Farkas Krisztina delegated prosecutor (National Institute of Criminology)

16.00-16.20 The Europeanisation of tax criminal law in the light of Directive No. 2017/1371

Dr. Jacsó Judit associate professor (University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law)

16:20-16:40 Criminological aspects of the criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the European Union

Csemáné Dr. Váradi Erika associate professor (University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law)

16:40-17:00 New challenges of the tracing of criminal assets in the cyberspace

Halász Viktor lieutenant, chief investigator (National Investigation Office, Department against Cybercrime)

17:00-17:30 Questions, discussion

 

Workshop

Certain Actual Questions of the Criminal Law Protection of the Financial interest of the European Union: the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Venue: University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law

Date: 24th March 2018 (Saturday)

 

Participants: Cooperation partners of the project HUUNIMISKOLCPFI

Aim: After an opening lecture, the actual questions and problems in connection with the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office will be discussed by the theoretical and practical experts of the project partners.

(Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office)

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Farkas Ákos dean, university professor (University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law)

 

9:00 – 9:30 Fundamental Questions of the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Prof. Dr. Ákos Farkas dean (University of Miskolc Faculty of Law)

9:30 – 11:00 Discussion

11.00-11.20 Coffee break

11.20-11.30 Recent Developments of the Criminal Protection of the Financial Interests of the European Union in Portugal

Carlos de Almeida Lemos advocate

11.30-11.40 Methods of Cybercrime Affecting the Financial Interests of the European Union

dr. László Dornfeld PhD student (University of Miskolc Faculty of Law)

11.40-12.00 Questions and discussion

12.00-13.00 Discussion about the date and contents of the next workshop

13.00 Lunch