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Contents• News from the Rapporteur page 2-3• CRIM Hearings page 3• Inter Parliamentary Seminar – Western Balkan Countries page 4• CRIM High Level Experts page 5• From Policy Departments page 6• From the Library page 7• Reference Documents page 8-15• Meeting Agenda 18-19.03.2013 & Hearing Programmes 19.03.2013 page 16-20

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NEWSLETTERIssue 3 - March 2013

Coming upMonday, 18 March 2013, 15.00 – 18.30

Meeting

Mr Salvatore Iacolino, the Rapporteur of the CRIM Special Committee, will present hisdraft mid-term report on 18.03.2013. The Rapporteur will suggest concreteimprovements to EU and national legislations in the areas of organised crime, corruptionand money laundering in an attempt to set out a coherent and effective regulatoryframework to counter these phenomena.

Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.30 – 19.00

Two Public Hearings

CRIM will hold 2 joint hearings on 19.03.13. The first one, with DEVE, will be devoted tothe impact of organised crime, corruption and money laundering on development. In thesecond one, with LIBE, on adapting European structures and institutions, Ms VivianeReding, EU Justice Commissioner, will deliver a keynote speech on new perspectives ofEuropean criminal law.

Please see attached Meeting Agenda and Hearing Programmes for more details

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My draft mid-term report on organised crime, corruption, and moneylaundering: recommendations on action and initiatives to be taken

Organised crime has ceased to be a historically and territorially circumscribed phenomenon:the traditional Mafia-style criminal organisations in parts of southern Europe have graduallyextended their operating range, exploiting the opportunities offered by economic globalisationand new technologies and entering into alliances with criminal groups in other countries, or forthat matter other continents, in order to carve up markets and spheres of influence whilepursuing innumerable criminal activities and opportunities for profit.

As a result, organised crime has become an economic global player which benefits fromenormous illicit competitive advantages and, through fraud, is polluting the lawful economy.

When crime has globalised, the response has to be on the same scale, and therein lies thechallenge that the EU is being called upon to face. The sophisticated new forms of organisedcrime, corruption, and money laundering require renewed political commitment at the highestlevels and new social and law enforcement paradigms.

To date, the CRIM Committee has held 13 meetings and 9 public hearings; it has metCommissioners Malmström and Šemeta; it has heard somewhere in the region of 90 experts,including representatives from the EU institutions and agencies, the United Nations, the WorldBank, the Council of Europe, and other international organisations, together with academics,judges, police officers, representatives of national authorities, and members of civil society; ithas made fact-finding visits to Belgrade, Milan, Palermo, Rome, and The Hague, where itheard, in all, over 100 authorities and experts involved in the fight against criminal activities,Including transnational crime.

Taking my cue from these invaluable contributions, and from my own three workingdocuments, in my draft mid-term report I am attempting to offer a guide to more effectiveEuropean and national legislation to tackle organised crime, corruption, and moneylaundering. In particular, my aim is setting out a coherent uniform regulatory frameworkdesigned to strike at the economic heart of organised crime and strengthen judicial and policecooperation at European and international level.

News from the RapporteurMr. Salvatore Iacolino

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I have also sought to advocate leaner and fitter government, and hence make it less prey tocorruption, to make politics more accountable, to speed up criminal justice and enhance itscredibility, to encourage more honest business practices, to call for more transparent systemsfor banks and the professions, to propose appropriate anti-money laundering measures inorder to ensure that crime will not remain a lucrative business which damages the lawfuleconomy, entrepreneurs, and honest citizens.

Hopefully the new technologies and the opportunities afforded by the Treaty of Lisbon willhelp to achieve these goals.

Draft Mid-Term Report

Ms. Myria Vassiliadou, EU Anti-TraffickingCoordinator addressing the CRIM SpecialCommittee on 18-19.02.2013

HEARINGS ON INTELLIGENCE AND COOPERATIONAND SPECIFIC THIRD COUNTRY ISSUES

The CRIM Special Committee organised two well attendedpublic hearings with several experts on 19.02.2013.

The morning session focused on Intelligence andCooperation in the fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering. TheSpecial Committee heard from Mr Stefano Manservisi, Director-General of Home Affairs(European Commission), and national police specialists from Belgium, Ireland andGermany. The interventions focused on intelligence-led policing and links betweenterrorism and transnational financial crime.

In the afternoon session, Ms Myria Vassiliadou, EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, gave aspeech on the state of play of human trafficking issues and efforts made to circumscribe it.The latter part of the afternoon was dedicated to specific third countries issues, namelyconcerning Russia and Somalia.

A special study entitled "Russia and the common space on freedom, security and justice"concerning EU-Russia relations in the field of justice, liberty and security, was presentedto the Members of the Special Committee. According to the study, there is an unevenimplementation of the road map and lack of progress in many key areas such ascooperation with Europol and Eurojust.

Interesting presentations were also given by Europol and other experts on the Atalantaoperations off the coasts of Somalia. The Committee took note of the actions taken incombating piracy and of the latter’s links to international organised crime.

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CRIM MEMBERS MET WITH WESTERN-BALKAN PARLIAMENTARIANS ANDDEBATED ON THE FIGHT AGAINST ORGANISED CRIME, CORRUPTION ANDMONEY LAUNDERING

On 4 and 5 March 2013 the CRIM Special Committee in close cooperation with the Pre AccessionAction Unit (DG EXPO) organised an inter - parliamentary seminar on the "Fight against organisedcrime, corruption and money laundering" with representatives of the Parliaments of the followingsix pre-accession countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia andTurkey.

Ms Sonia Alfano, the Chair of CRIM Special Committee made opening remarks and explainedthe role of CRIM in the European Parliament. Mr Salvatore Iacolino, the Rapporteur, addressedthe meeting on his approach and views as included in his forthcoming CRIM mid-term Report.

The two-day seminar programme also focused on the various Thematic Papers prepared byMembers of the CRIM Special Committee, on specific organised crime, corruption or moneylaundering issues. The following CRIM Members addressed the seminar: Ms Ines Ayala Sender,Mr Gay Mitchell, Mr Augustin Diaz de Mera Garcia Consuegra, Mr Theodoros Skylakakis, MsMariya Gabriel and Ms Barbara Weiler.

The presentations provoked lively debates between the participants on the fight against organisedcrime, corruption and money laundering.

The issue of corruption was a key topic during the seminar. Members of the visiting parliamentsrepeatedly underlined the importance of increasing international cooperation in this area. Thisshould not be restricted to cooperation between police forces of different jurisdictions in thesharing of intelligence and through the assistance of Europol, but also include an interparliamentary dimension. Intensified cooperation, further harmonisation of legislation,implementing more responsible policies and support from the EU could contribute to a moreeffective fight against organised crime in the countries of the Western Balkans.

The debate also focused on the new drug trafficking routes which are emerging through theBalkans and Eastern Europe, and along the coastline of Western Africa, to supply the EU market.The Seminar called for closer and more concrete cooperation between the European Parliamentand the pre accession countries aiming at better law-making and a stronger commitment to thefight against cross border and national criminality.

Inter-Parliamentary Seminar 4-5.03.2013

CRIM HIGH LEVEL EXPERTS

According to a decision taken by the Coordinators of the CRIM Special Committee on18.02.2013, the following five High Level Experts have been invited to contribute writtensuggestions for recommendations to the CRIM Special Committee, for possible inclusion inits final report:

Jean-Francois GayraudDivisional Commissioner, in charge of the CSFRS (Conseil Supérieur de la Formationet de la Recherche Stratégiques) (France)

Ignazio FonzoDeputy Prosecutor, Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Republic in Agrigento (Italy)

Friedrich SchneiderProfessor of Economics, Johannes Kepler University of Linz (Austria)

Bojan DobovsekAssociate Professor, Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor(Slovenia)

Roberto ScarpinatoChief Prosecutor in Palermo (Italy)

The deadline assigned to them to submit their contributions has been set to 30 April 2013.

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From Policy Departments

Please follow the links below for relevant studies and notesprepared by the Policy Departments:

Organised Crime

Fighting Cyber Crime and Protecting Privacy in the Cloud (October 15, 2012)Europe’s Crime-Terror Nexus : Links between Terrorist and Organised Crime Groups in the

European Union (October 15, 2012)New Trends in the Expansion of Western Balkan Organized Crime (July 16, 2012)

The Council Framework Decision on the Fight against Organised Crime :What can be Done to Strengthen EU Legislation in the Field ? (July 7, 2011)

Developing an EU Internal Security Strategy, Fighting Terrorismand Organised Crime (November 15, 2011)

International organised crime in the European Union (November 15, 2011)How Does Organised Crime Misuse EU Funds ? (July 15, 2011)Asian Organized Crime in the European Union (June 15, 2011)

Corruption

Corruption and Conflict of Interest in the European Institutions : The Effectiveness ofWhistleblowers (May 16, 2011)

Horizontal Issues

Russia and the Common Space on Freedom, Security and Justice(December 14, 2012)

The Future of Eurojust (April 15, 2012)The Need for New EU Legislation Allowing the Assets Confiscated from Criminal

Organisations to be used for Civil Society and in Particular for Social Purposes (February 2,2012)

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The CRIM Special Committee works in close cooperationwith the EP Library, which has provided the Committeewith many interesting and informative documents such asbriefing papers, background material and key sources,for us to use in our daily work.

You may find below the links to the relevant documents which are currently availablefrom the EP Library.

Organised Crime

Organised crime in the Western Balkans (August 29, 2012)The confiscation of criminal assets (August 14, 2012)

Trafficking in women (July 18, 2012)The fight against human trafficking (July 6, 2012)

Weapons smuggling ( June 25, 2012)Drug trafficking (June 6, 2012)

The fight against corruption (May 9, 2012)Cybercrime (May 3, 2012)

Trafficking in human beings (April 26, 2012)Organised crime (April 17, 2012)Cyber security (April 17, 2012)

EU and illicit drugs ( January 3, 2012)Europol (April 27, 2011)

Russian organised crime (March 4, 2011)

Corruption

Fight against corruption in sport (December 6, 2012)

Money Laundering

Money laundering in the European Union (May 8, 2012)

Horizontal Issues

Witness protection programmes - EU experiences in the international context(January 28, 2013)

Italian legislation on organised crime, corruption and money laundering(October 26, 2012)

Confiscation and recovery of criminal-assets (March 2, 2012)

From the Library

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Reference Documents

1. CRIM Mandate

2. Decision to extend CRIM Special Committee’s term

3. Members of CRIM

4. Bureau of CRIM

5. Coordinators of CRIM

6. CRIM Secretariat

7. Calendar of Meetings 2013

8. Meeting Agenda 18-19.02.2013

9. Hearing Programmes 19.02.2013

CRIM MandateTexts adopted Wednesday, 14 March 2012 - Strasbourg

Mandate of the special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering,its powers, numerical composition and term of office

Provisional edition P7_TA-PROV(2012)0078 B7-0151/2012

European Parliament decision of 14 March 2012 on setting up a special committee onorganised crime, corruption and money laundering, its powers, numerical composition andterm of office

The European Parliament ,

– having regard to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 16 February 2012 topropose that a special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering beset up and its powers and numerical composition defined,

– having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2011 on organised crime in the EuropeanUnion(1) , whereby it expressed its intention to set up a special committee,

– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2011 on the EU's efforts to combatcorruption(2) ,

– having regard to Rule 184 of its Rules of Procedure,

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1. Decides to set up a special committee on organised crime, corruption and moneylaundering, with the following remit:

(a) to analyse and evaluate the extent of organised crime, corruption and moneylaundering and its impact on the Union and its Member States and to proposeappropriate measures to enable the Union to forestall and counter these threats,including at international, European and national level;

(b) to analyse and evaluate the current implementation of Union legislation onorganised crime, corruption and money laundering, and related policies, in order toensure that Union law and policies are evidence-based and supported by the bestavailable threat assessments, as well as to monitor their compatibility with fundamentalrights in accordance with Articles 2 and 6 of the Treaty on European Union, in particularthe rights set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and theprinciples underpinning the Union's external action, in particular those set out in Article21 of the Treaty;

(c) to examine and scrutinise the implementation of the role and activities of theUnion home affairs agencies (such as Europol, the COSI and Eurojust) working onmatters relating to organised crime, corruption and money laundering, and relatedsecurity policies;

(d) to address the issues referred to in its resolution of 25 October 2011 onorganised crime in the European Union, and notably paragraph 15 thereof(3) , as well asin its resolution of 15 September 2011on the EU's efforts to combat corruption,

(e) to these ends, to establish the necessary contacts, make visits and holdhearings with the European Union institutions and with the international, European andnational institutions, the national parliaments and governments of the Member Statesand of third countries, and representatives of the scientific community, business and civilsociety, as well as grassroots actors, victims’ organisations, the officials involved in thedaily fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering, such as lawenforcement agencies, judges and magistrates, and civil society actors who promote aculture of legality in difficult areas;

2. Decides, given that the powers of Parliament's standing committees with responsibilityfor matters concerning the adoption, monitoring and implementation of Union legislationrelating to this area remain unchanged, that the special committee may makerecommendations regarding the measures and initiatives to be taken, in closecollaboration with the standing committees;

3. Decides that the special committee shall have 45 members;

4. Decides that the term of office of the special committee shall be 12 months, beginningon 1 April 2012, with the possibility of extension; decides that the special committee shallpresent to Parliament a mid-term report and a final report containing recommendationsconcerning the measures and initiatives to be taken.

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(1) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0459.

(2) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0388.

(3) That paragraph reads as follows: ' 15. Intends to set up, within three monthsof the adoption of this resolution, a special committee on the dissemination of criminalorganisations which operate across borders, including mafias, one of whose aims will be toinvestigate the extent of the phenomenon and the negative social and economic impact ithas throughout the EU, including the issue of the misappropriation of public funds bycriminal organisations and mafias and their infiltration into the public sector, as well as thecontamination of the legal economy and financial system, while another aim will be toidentify a range of legislative measures in order to address this tangible and acknowledgedthreat to the EU and its citizens; calls, therefore, on the Conference of Presidents to putforward a proposal under Rule 184 of the Rules of Procedure‘.

Decision of ExtensionMinutes

Tuesday, 11 December 2012 – Strasbourg

6. Mandate of the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and MoneyLaundering

The President notified the House, under Rule 184, of the Conference of Presidentsrecommendation to extend the mandate of the Special Committee on Organised Crime,Corruption and Money Laundering.

Since no objection had been raised, the mandate of that Special Committee was extendedto 30 September 2013.

The following spoke: Rui Tavares and Sonia Alfano, Vice-President and Presidentrespectively of the Special Committee.

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Members of CRIMSPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ORGANISED CRIME, CORRUPTION

& MONEY LAUNDERINGFull Members

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ORGANISED CRIME, CORRUPTION& MONEY LAUNDERING

Substitute Members

ALBRECHT Jan Philipp DE Verts/ALE ANTONESCU Elena Oana RO EPP

ALFANO Sonia IT ALDE AYALA SENDER Inés ES S&D

BORGHEZIO Mario IT EFD BECKER Heinz K. AT EPP

BORSELLINO Rita IT S&D BELET Ivo BE EPP

BOZKURT Emine NL S&D BINEV Slavi BG EFD

BUSUTTIL Simon MT EPP BORISSOV Preslav BG EPP

CARONNA, Salvatore IT S&D CADEC Alain FR EPP

CASTEX Françoise FR S&D VAN DE CAMP Wim NL EPP

COELHO Carlos PT EPP COSTELLO Emer IE S&D

COLMAN Trevor GB NI EHLER Christain DE EPP

DE JONG Cornelis NL Verts/ALE ENGEL Frank LU EPP

DIAZ DE MERA GARCIA CONSUEGRAAugustin

ES EPP GARGANI Giuseppe IT EPP

ENCIU Ioan RO S&D GEBHARDT Evelyne DE S&D

FAJMON Hynek CZ ECR GOEBBELS Robert LU S&D

FAJON Tanja SI S&D GOERENS Charles LU ALDE

FLAIKOVÁ BENOVÁ Monika SK S&D GOMES Ana PT S&D

GABRIEL Mariya BG EPP HEDH Anna SE S&D

GALLO Marielle FR EPP HERCZOG Edit HU S&D

GIANNAKOU Marietta GR EPP IVANOVA Iliana BG EPP

HANKISS Ágnes HU EPP JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli FI ALDE

HOHLMEIER Monika DE EPP KIIL-NIELSEN Nicole FR Verts/ALE

IACOLINO Slavatore IT EPP JOLY Eva FR Verts/ALE

IOTOVA Illiana Malinova BG S&D KLINZ Wolf DE ALDE

KIRKHOPE Timothy EN ECR KREOSSL-DÖRFLER Wolfgang DE S&D

LÓPEZ AGUILAR Jaun Ferando ES S&D LA VIA Giovanni IT EPP

McINTYRE Anthea GB ECR LUDFORD Sarah GB ALDE

MACOVEI Monica Luisa RO EPP McCLARKIN Emma BG ECR

MASTELLA Clemente IT EPP MATO ADROVER Gabriel ES EPP

MATHIEU HOUILLON Véronique FR EPP MIRSKY Alexander LV S&D

MITCHELL Gay IE EPP MORVAI Krisztina HU NI

MORAES Claude GB S&D MULDER Jan NL ALDE

NEWTON DUNN Bill GB ALDE NICHOLSON James GB ECR

PAKSAS Rolandas LT EFD PADAR Ivari EE S&D

PIRKER Hubert AT EPP PAPANIKOLAOU Georgios GR EPP

SCHMIDT Olle SE ALDE PROTASIEWICZ Jacek PL EPP

SKYLAKAKIS Theodoros GR ALDE ROATTA Jean FR EPP

SØNDERGAARD Søren Bo DK GUE/NGL SASSOLI David-Maria IT S&D

STAES Bart BE Verts/ALE SCHLYTER Carl SE Verts/ALE

TAVARES Rui PT Verts/ALE SIPPEL Birgit DE S&D

VOSS Axel DE EPP SONIK Boguslaw PL EPP

WEBER Renate RO ALDE STASTNY Peter SK EPP

WEIDENHOLZER Josef AT S&D TATARELLA Salvatore IT EPP

WEILER Barbara DE S&D YANNAKOUDAKIS Marina GB ECR

ZÁBORSKÁ Anna SK EPP ZIOBRO Zbigniew PL EFD

ZWIEFKA Tadeusz PL EPP

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BUREAU

Chair Ms. Sonia ALFANO 3rd Vice-Chair Mr Timothy KIRKHOPE

1st Vice-Chair 4th Vice-Chair Mr Cornelis DE JONG

2nd Vice-Chair Mr Rui TAVARES

COORDINATORS

EPP Ms. Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON ECR Mr James NICHOLSON

S&D Ms. Tanja FAJON GUE/NGL Mr Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD

ALDE Mr Bill NEWTON DUNN EFD Mr Mario BORGHEZIO

Greens Mr Jan Philipp ALBRECHT

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CRIM-Website

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ORGANISED CRIME, CORRUPTION & MONEY LAUNDERING SECRETARIAT

E-mail: crim-secretariat@ep.europa.eu

Fax: 32330

Secretariat

Ms. Mariya GABRIEL (EPP) Mr. Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS(ALDE)

Ms. Rita BORSELLINO(S&D)

Mr. Ollie SCHMIDT (ALDE)

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Calendar of Meetings

March - May 2013

Monday, 18 March, 15:00-18:30Tuesday, 19 March, 9:00-12:30

Tuesday, 19 March, 15:00-18:30

Monday, 22 April, 15:00-18:30Tuesday, 23 April, 9:00-12:30

Tuesday, 23 April, 15:00-18:30

Tuesday, 7 May, 15:00-18:30Monday, 27 May, 15:00-18:30Tuesday, 28 May, 9:00-12:30

Tuesday, 28 May, 15:00-18:30

June- July 2013

Monday, 17 June, 15:00-18:30Tuesday, 18 June, 9:00-12:30Tuesday, 18 June, 15:00-18:30

Wednesday, 10 July, 9:00-12:30Wednesday, 10 July, 15:00-18:30Thursday, 11 July, 9:00-12:30

September 2013

Tuesday, 17 September, 15:00-18:30

Special Committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering(CRIM)

Calendar of meetings

February to September 2013

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Documents Produced by the CRIM Special Committee

Please visit the CRIM website to read these Documents – CRIM net

Working Documents by the Rapporteur

Working Document on Organised Crime - Mr. Salvatore Iacolino (EPP)

Working Document on Corruption - Mr. Salvatore Iacolino (EPP)

Working Document on Money Laundering - Mr. Salvatore Iacolino (EPP)

The Authors List of Thematic Papers

Organised Crime:

Asset confiscation as an instrument to deprive criminal organisations of the proceedsof their activities – Mr. Mitchell (EPP)

Drug cartels and their links with European organised crime – Mr. Diaz De Mera (EPP)

Trafficking of human beings in the EU – Ms. Ayala Sender (S&D)

Cybercrime - New investigation strategies and new technologies – Ms.McClarkin(ECR)

Corruption:

Corruption crimes in relation to public procurements – Ms. Gabriel (EPP)

European funds and their use by organised crime – Ms. Weiler (S&D)

Areas of systemic corruption in the public administration of the Member States andmeasures in order to counter its negative effect for the EU – Mr. Skylakakis (ALDE)

Corruption by private companies disturbing the level playing field in the internal market(CR) – Mr. de Jong (GUE/NGL)

Money Laundering:

Relationship between money laundering and tax evasion/havens – Mr.Tavares(Greens/EFA)

Money laundering, banks and finance – Mr. Borghezio (EFD)

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CRIM(2013)0318_1 PROVISIONAL DRAFT AGENDA

MeetingMonday 18 March 2013, 15.00 – 18.30

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.30 – 19.00Brussels

Room: Paul-Henri Spaak (4B001)

18 March 2013, 15.00 – 17.30With the Council and Commission

1. Adoption of agenda

2. Approval of minutes of meeting of:18-19 February 2013 PV – PE504.227v01-00

3. Chair’s announcements

4. Election of the 1st Vice-Chair

5. Organised crime, corruption and money launderingCRIM/7/09844

2012/2117(INI)Rapporteur:Salvatore Iacolino (PPE)PR – PE506.051v01-00DT – PE500.539v01-00DT – PE504.311v01-00DT – PE496.559v01-00Responsible:CRIM – Consideration of draft report(CRIM mid-term report)

6. Report on the CRIM delegation visit to The Hague (Europol/Eurojust) (11-12February 2013)

18 March 2013, 17.30 – 18.30

7. Coordinators’ meeting

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Meeting Agenda 18-19.03.2013

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CRIM(2013)0318_1 PROVISIONAL DRAFT AGENDA

MeetingMonday 18 March 2013, 15.00 – 18.30

Tuesday 19 March 2013, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.30 – 19.00Brussels

Room: Paul-Henri Spaak (4B001)

19 March 2013, 9.00 – 12.30With the Council and Commission

8. Joint CRIM-DEVE hearing

MEETING ROOM - ASP 1G3

"Organised crime, corruption and money laundering: The impact ondevelopment"(see separate draft programme)

19 March 2013, 15.30 – 19.00With the Council and Commission

9. Joint CRIM-LIBE hearing

MEETING ROOM - PHS 3C050

"Adapting European structures and institutions in view of fighting organisedcrime, corruption and money laundering"(see separate draft programme)

10. Any other business

11. Next meeting(s)

22 April, 15.00-18.3023 April, 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30

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Meeting Agenda 18-19.03.2013

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HEARING PROGRAMME

JOINT CRIM – DEVE HEARING

19 March 2013 - 09.00 to 12.30

Organised crime, corruption and money laundering:the impact on development

Room ASP 1G3, Brussels

Opening by Ms Sonia Alfano, Chair of the Special Committee on organised crime,corruption and money laundering and Ms Eva Joly, Chair of the Committee ondevelopment.(9.00 - 9.10)

Cluster I - Illicit financial flows from transnational organised and financial crime indeveloping countries

I.1 (9.10 - 9.25)• The Global Shadow Financial System: Serving Illicit MoneyRaymond W. BAKER, Director of Global Financial Integrity

I.2 (9.25 - 9.40)• The criminalisation of illicit enrichment and its role in the fight against corruptionRupert VINING, Senior international UK Government adviser

I.3 (9.40 - 9.55)• Controlling and investigating financial flows with a view to fighting organised and financialcrime in developing countriesJennifer BRAMLETTE, Manager of the UNODC's Global Programme against MoneyLaundering, Proceeds of Crime and the Financing of Terrorism

I.4 (9.55 - 10.30)• Q & A session

I.5 (10.30-10.45) Concluding remarks by Ms Sonia Alfano and Ms Eva JolyIntroduction by Mr Martínez Martínez, Committee on development and Mr NewtonDunn, Committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering.(10.45 - 10.55)

Hearing Programme 19.02.2013

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Cluster II - Combating corruption and bribery of public official in developingcountries

II.1 (10.55 - 11.10)• Corruption in Afghanistan: What do we know, how do we go forward?Saeed PARTO, Director of Research Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organization(APPRO) Kabul, Afghanistan

II.2 (11.10 - 11.25)• Corruption and bribery of public officials in developing countries and links to organisedcrime - the example of wildlife crimeOfir DRORI, LAGA - Wildlife Law Enforcement

II.3 (11.25 - 11.40)• Fighting and preventing corruption in developing countries from an EU perspectivePetra KNEUER, Director A, European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF)

II.4 (11.40 - 12.15)• Q & A Session

II.5 (12.15-12.30) Concluding remarks by Mr Martínez Martínez and Mr Newton Dunn

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HEARING PROGRAMME

19 March 2013 - 15.30 to 19.00

Adapting European structures and institutions in view of fighting organised crime,corruption and money laundering

Joint CRIM - LIBE Hearing

Room PHS 3C050, Brussels

Opening by Ms Sonia Alfano, Chair of the Special Committee on organised crime,corruption and money laundering and Mr Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Chair ofthe Committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs

Cluster I - Strengthening the basis for EU criminal law and judicial cooperation

I.1 (15.30 - 16.00)• Keynote speech: European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights andCitizenship - Viviane REDING

I.2 (16.00 - 16.45)•Q & A session

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Cluster II - The reforms of Europol and Eurojust as elements for a more effectivefight against organised crime and transnational financial crime - Perspectives fora European FBI

II.1 (16.45 - 17.00)• The US experience with federal investigative authorities in fighting transnationalorganised crimeErik BARNETT, Attaché, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ICE HomelandSecurity Investigations, U.S. Mission to the European Union

II.2 (17.00 - 17.15)• Developing Europol and Eurojust with a view to strengthening the fight againstorganised crimeJörg MONAR, Director of Studies, European Political and Administrative StudiesDepartment, College of Europe

II.3 (17.15 - 17.45)• Q & A session

Cluster III - Towards a European Public Prosecutor?

III.1 (17.45 - 18.00)•Investigating and Prosecuting Fraud : Today and TomorrowLothar KUHL, Head of Unit, Corporate planning and policy, European Anti Fraud Office(OLAF)

III.2 (18.00 - 18.15)• The European Public Prosecutor’s Office: towards a truly European prosecutionserviceKatalin LIGETI, Assistant Professor of European and International Criminal Law,University of Luxembourg

III.3 (18.15 - 18.30)• The role of Eurojust in the creation of a European Public Prosecutor's Office, MichèleCONINSX, President of Eurojust

III.4 (18.30 - 19.00)• Q & A session

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