25 – 26 May 2021
The 12th CrimEx regular session is organised from The Hague, Netherlands, via videoconference on Zoom Pro online platform due to the ongoing restrictions related to Covid 19.
Objectives
CrimEx 12th regular sessions will address:
- Agreement on the conclusions of CrimEx 11 and CrimEx 12 agenda
- Discussions on:
- EMJNet (EuroMed Justice Network of contact points) – Modalities and setting up of the EMJNet; organisation and activities; setting up a sub-group on cybercrime;
- Training component – outsourcing the training, update training materials and review and update the training needs
- TAF (Technical assistance facility) – current status and proposals;
- 3rd PG Forum (Prosecutors General Forum) – topics, strategic and policy documents, analyse of statistical data, sustainability;
- Cooperation on cross-border cases – Statistical data;
- 2021 study visit – organisation, dates, participants
- Bilateral model agreement on judicial cooperation in criminal matters – continuations of the discussions started during CrimEx 10 and 11
Programme
Tuesday 25 May 2021 – First Day
Online connection, participants calling in
Chair: Representative of Tunisia
Vice-chair: Representative of Belgium
Opening and Welcome
Tour de table – CrimEx members will present information regarding developments made between CrimEx 11 and CrimEx 12 relevant for the EuroMed Justice (legislative, procedures, trainings, agreements etc.)
CrimEx to agree on the 12th CrimEx Agenda and on the conclusions of the 11th CrimEx
EMJNet – Continue the discussions on the modalities and setting up of the EMJNet
- EuroMed Justice Team will present the Concept note and the questionnaires prepared on the establishment of EMJNet;
- Interventions and comments by participants
Coffee Break
EMJNet – Continue the discussions on the modalities and setting up of the EMJNet
- Discussions regarding the organisation of the activities and meetings of EMJNet; EuroMed Justice Team to propose a calendar and roadmap;
- Discussion regarding the set-up of a specialised cyber and digital evidence sub-group;
Interventions from:
Virgil Spiridon, Head of Operations, Council of Europe, C-PROC Office and Acting Project Coordinator (presentation of the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime 24/7 Contact Points Network),
Karim Labib, Head of RCTN WCAF & MENA, Interpol (Presentation of the Interpol’s I 24/7
Interpol I24/7 network;
Richard Green, Assistant to US Liaison Magistrate for Eurojust (Presentation of the G8 24/7 contact points network);
Pedro Verdelho, Cybercrime Prosecutor, Portugal, Member of the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (Presentation of EJCN experience with Cybercrime networks);
Theresa Magno, Vice-chair of the Cybercrime Team, Eurojust
Luis Francisco De Jorge Mesas, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, UNODC
Lunch Break
Training – Continue the discussion regarding the training component – outsourcing the training, update training materials and review and update the training needs
- EuroMed Justice Programme Team to introduce the discussions;
- Intervention from Amelia Raluca Onisor, Trainer, Romanian National Institute for Magistrates – presenting Romanian experience with regard to training on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters;
- Discussions regarding the training needs and the subject matters to be addressed by the trainings;
Coffee Break
Training –Continue the discussion regarding the training component
Technical assistance facility – discussions on the current status of implementation and planning
- EuroMed Justice Team to present the current status;
- CrimEx members and other stakeholders interested in initiating or supporting TAF activities to take floor;
End of the first day
Wednesday 26 May 2021 – Second Day
Online connection, participants calling in
Chair: Representative of Palestine
Vice-chair: Representative of Bulgaria
Opening of the second day
Training component
Presentation by Mr Jos De Vos, Vice-Director, Belgium Institut de Formation Judiciaire
Organising the 3rd PG Forum – Working on the preparation of the PG Forum 2021 – topics, strategic and policy documents, analyse of statistical data, sustainability
- EuroMed Justice Team will present the Concept note and questionnaires prepared on the organisation of the PG Forum
- Interventions and comments by participants
Coffee Break
Continuation of the discussions on PG Forum
Lunch Break
Cooperation on cross-border cases – Statistical data
- EuroMed Justice Team will present the Concept note and questionnaires prepared on the collection and analysis of statistic data
- Interventions and comments by participants
Organising 2021 study visit
- EuroMed Justice Team will introduce the topic
- Interventions and comments by participants
Coffee Break
Developing a practical tool – Bilateral model agreement on judicial cooperation in criminal
matters – Continuations of the discussions started during CrimEx 10
- EuroMed Justice Team will introduce the topic
- Interventions and comments by participants
- Decision on the next steps to be taken
