Improving Cooperation between EU Member States in Confiscation Procedures

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Objectives - Assessment of the legal provisions transposing Directive 2014/42/EU into national law as regard the third party confiscation and their compliance with fundamental rights. - Identification of best practices and legal solutions as regard the investigative measures targeting third parties and the concrete strategies adopted by national judicial and enforcement authorities. - Improvement of the cooperation and implementation of the existing EU instruments (such as the Directive 2014/41/EU and the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union of 29 May 2000). - Elaboration of guidelines aiming to improve the international cooperation on management of frozen assets. Activities - 3 training activities; - 4 seminars of mutual learning and exchange of good practices; - 1 international final conference; - 7 press conferences. Type and number of persons benefiting from the project - Judges (120-140 persons); - Prosecutors (120-140 persons); - Law enforcement authorities (80-100 persons); - Lawyers (150-170 persons); - National authorities (40-50 persons); - Academia (40-50 persons); - Students (150-200 persons). Expected results - Improved knowledge and increased awareness of the practitioners involved in third party confiscation proceedings and in frozen assets management. - Simpler and quicker procedures in judicial cooperation on confiscation decisions. - More effective transnational investigations for assets recovery. - International network of academics and practitioners experts in confiscation for ongoing cooperation. Type and number of outputs to be produced - Final Handbook (200 copies); - Final E-book (300 copies); - Booklet/leaflet (800 copies); - Newsletter (300 users); - Website/blog (400 users); - Social network profile (500 users).