The Chapter illustrates the applicability of ADR mechanisms to address financial crimes against the EU budget. The study topic takes its cue from the consideration that European Regulation 2017/1939 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public prosecutor’s Office (the EPPO) makes a specific reference to ‘simplified prosecution procedures’ which the European Delegated Prosecutor may propose to the competent Permanent Chamber, provided that they are “in accordance with the conditions provided for in national law”(Article 40 of the said regulation). The author, who is also the editor of the book, describes the DRAMP project’s core action which consists in the identification and analysis of Member States’ national legislations on diversion, restorative and mediation procedures in economic crimes and the assessment of their compatibility with the principles of restorative justice and EU law. The publication is one of the outcomes of the DRAMP Project (Diversion, Restorative and Mediation Procedures in PIF Crimes), a research project funded by the European Union within the Hercules III program - Legal Training and Studies, 2020.It aims to offer critical insides into how ADR operates in domestic jurisdictions around Europe and is designed to provide an ancillary instrument to the EU’s antifraud control system and to OLAF in the fight against financial crimes.
In questo primo capitolo del volume, curato dall’autrice, si introducono, in chiave critica, le varie tematiche affrontate nello studio condotto nell’ambito del progetto europeo DRAMP (Diversion, Restorative and Mediation Procedures in PIF Crimes) e incentrato sull'applicabilità dei meccanismi ADR per contrastare i reati finanziari ai danni del bilancio dell’UE. Questo saggio introduttivo del tema della ricerca prende le mosse dalla considerazione che il regolamento europeo 2017/1939 che attua una cooperazione rafforzata per l'istituzione della Procura europea (EPPO) fa un riferimento specifico alle "procedure di azione penale semplificate" che il procuratore delegato europeo può proporre alla camera permanente competente, purché ciò sia "conforme alle condizioni previste dal diritto nazionale" (art. 40 reg.2017/1939). Il capitolo si incentra quindi sull’analisi delle questioni inerenti l’applicazione delle procedure di mediazione e alternative all’esercizio dell’azione giurisdizionale in materia di frode lesiva degli interessi finanziari dell’Unione, previste dagli ordinamenti dei vari stati membri, in particolare in relazione al campo di competenza della Procura europea (EPPO). Si tratta del primo studio in materia, che contribuisce a dare sistematicità alla disciplina degli Stati membri con le statuizioni del legislatore europeo e coi principi del diritto dell’Unione Europea.
Restorative Justice, Mediation and Protection of EU Financial Interests: the DRAMP Project. An Introductory Assessment
Alessandra Lanciotti
2022
Abstract
The Chapter illustrates the applicability of ADR mechanisms to address financial crimes against the EU budget. The study topic takes its cue from the consideration that European Regulation 2017/1939 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public prosecutor’s Office (the EPPO) makes a specific reference to ‘simplified prosecution procedures’ which the European Delegated Prosecutor may propose to the competent Permanent Chamber, provided that they are “in accordance with the conditions provided for in national law”(Article 40 of the said regulation). The author, who is also the editor of the book, describes the DRAMP project’s core action which consists in the identification and analysis of Member States’ national legislations on diversion, restorative and mediation procedures in economic crimes and the assessment of their compatibility with the principles of restorative justice and EU law. The publication is one of the outcomes of the DRAMP Project (Diversion, Restorative and Mediation Procedures in PIF Crimes), a research project funded by the European Union within the Hercules III program - Legal Training and Studies, 2020.It aims to offer critical insides into how ADR operates in domestic jurisdictions around Europe and is designed to provide an ancillary instrument to the EU’s antifraud control system and to OLAF in the fight against financial crimes.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.