Webinar 3022/2022: EPPO's added value to cross-border money laundering and asset recovery investigations

The most recent innovation of European law enforcement cooperation is the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) which has cross border jurisdiction in terms of certain significant financial/economic crimes. EPPO is an independent public prosecution office of the European Union which is responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the EU. These include several types of fraud, VAT fraud with damages above 10 million euro, money laundering, corruption.

The agency started its operation in June 2021 and so far has opened over 1000 cases. What is exactly the mandate of this new EU agency? How does it complement the function of national law enforcement agencies? How do they decide on opening an case and how do they conduct an investigation? In what matters do they rely on national counterparts?

The overall objective of this webinar is to understand the daily investigation practice of EPPO in particular how the institute is cooperating with the Member States' law enforcement agencies.