20-21 MARCH 2018Barcelona, SPAINEscuela Judicial, Ctra. de Vallvidrera, 43-45-08017 BARCELONA

EJTN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR-CR/2018/02

“EU CROSS-BORDER EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE”

With financial support from the Justice

Programme of the European Union

This day-and-a-half day training is aimed at enhancing effective cooperation and mutual trust among the European judiciary in order to learn how to better face those situations where the use of evidence obtained in another Member State should be secured in view of its admissibility in another Member State.

The training will gather 6 national groups composed of 6 judges and prosecutors representing their Member State (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Romania and Spain). They will work on national breakout sessions and international groups directed by experts.

Plenary sessions also conducted by experts will be a forum for discussions on the current landscape of EU

cross-border gathering of evidence and the perspectives and challenges offered by the Directive on the European Investigation Order (EIO). Furthermore, best practices and practical experiences in EU cross border evidence will be at the core of the seminar.

The different sessions are aimed at highlighting differences of the legal systems and reaching common conclusions on how to use the evidence in cases with a cross border dimension in order to make prosecutions successful in another Member State (the issuing/ requesting state). Furthermore, knowledge on the EIO Directive will be at the core of the seminar to get participants familiar with the new EU instrument already implemented into national legislation only in some MS.

DRAFT AGENDATUESDAY 20 MARCH 2018

8.20 Bus Departure from HOTEL ABBA BALMORAL

9.00 Arrival and registration of participants9.15 Official opening of the seminar Myriam de ROSA (TBC)

Head of External and Institutional Relations- Spanish Judicial School-CGPJMónica MARTÍ, Senior Project ManagerPresentation of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) & Pre-Training Knowledge Assessment

9.30 Introduction to the seminar’s methodologyPre-evaluation assessment with Polls

Gerd HERMANN (Austria)-Introduction to the seminar’s methodology- EJTN Coordinator of the Training Activity

9.45 Session 1-PlenaryThe current landscape of EU cross-border gathering and use of evidence in criminal matters

Dr. Wendy DE BONDTGhent University (Belgium)

10.30 Coffee Break

10.45

Session 2- PlenaryPractical questions when issuing/or executing a European Investigation Order- Which changes with the EIO- Introduction to drafting an EIO (Annex A of the European Investigation Order Directive)EJN website: a tool for practitioners

Discussions with the audience

CHAIR: Gerd HERMANN

Luc DE HOUWERSeconded Federal Magistrate- BelgiumBoudewijn DE JONGEPublic Prosecutor at the District Court of The HagueThe Netherlands

12.15

12.45

Session 3-PlenaryThe case-law of the CJEU in criminal matters: which lessons learnt for the EIO?

Introduction to the case-scenario

Dr. Wendy DE BONDTGhent University (Belgium)

Luc DE HOUWERBoudewijn DE JONGE

13.00 Lunch break

14.00

Session 4- National Breakout Sessions (different rooms)Workshops and case scenarioList of questionsDrafting an EIO in practice

National Core Groups from Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Romania and Spain.

With the support of Luc DE HOUWER, Boudewijn DE

JONGE, Gerd HERMANN and Wendy DE BONDT16.00

Coffee-break

16.15

Session 5- PlenaryThe EIO in detail: a legal instrument to gather and use evidence

- Issues related to execution (time limits, grounds for refusal, interpretation)

- Fundamental Rights

Discussions with audience

CHAIR : Gerd HERMANN

Luc DE HOUWERSeconded Federal Magistrate- BelgiumBoudewijn DE JONGEPublic Prosecutor at the District Court of The HagueThe Netherlands

17.15 End of the first day

17.30 Bus Departure to HOTEL ABBA BALMORAL

20.30 SOCIAL DINER- TBC

WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH 2018

8.20 Bus Departure from HOTEL ABBA BALMORAL

9.00 Arrival and registration of participants9.15 Session 6- Division in 2 international groups

Workshop 1-AT-CZ-ITWorkshop 2-DE-RO-ESList of questionsAnalyze of the EIO in practiceRapporteurs

Luc DE HOUWERSeconded Federal Magistrate- BelgiumBoudewijn DE JONGEPublic Prosecutor at the District Court of The HagueThe Netherlands

With the support of Gerd HERMANN and Wendy DE BONDT

10.45 Coffee Break11.00 Session 7-Plenary -

Outcome of the international groupsNational rapporteurs

CHAIR: Gerd HERMANN

Luc DE HOUWERSeconded Federal Magistrate- BelgiumBoudewijn DE JONGEPublic Prosecutor at the District Court of The HagueThe Netherlands

11.45 Session 8-Plenary-Best practices in cross-border evidence: how to facilitate judicial cooperation for practitioners

General Conclusions of the seminarProblems and challenges

CHAIR: Gerd HERMANN

Luc DE HOUWERSeconded Federal Magistrate- BelgiumBoudewijn DE JONGEPublic Prosecutor at the District Court of The HagueThe Netherlands

Dr. Wendy DE BONDTGhent University (Belgium)

12.15 Post-Training Knowledge Assessment-TTClosing remarks

Gerd HERMANNMónica MARTÍ -EJTN

12.30 End of Day 2 and End of the seminar

12.45 Bus Departure to HOTEL ABBA BALMORAL

SPEAKERS AND CHAIR PERSONS

Myriam DE ROSA Head of External and Institutional RelationsSpanish Judicial School-CGPJ (Consejo General del Poder Judicial)

Gerd HERMANNErster StaatsanwaltFederal Ministry of Justice-Austria

Mónica MARTÍ,Senior Project Manager, European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)

Boudewijn DE JONGE Public Prosecutor at the District Court of The HagueInternational affairs officer, EJN Contact Point

Luc DE HOUWER Seconded Delegate Magistrate- BelgiumFederal Prosecution Office

Dr. Wendy DE BONDTInstitute for International Research on Criminal PolicyGhent UniversityBelgium

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