21-22 SEPTEMBER 2017

Barcelona, SPAIN

Escuela Judicial, Ctra. de Vallvidrera,

43-45-08017 BARCELONA

EJTN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR-CR/2017/07

“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 8 national groups composed of 6 judges and prosecutors representing their Member State (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden). 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) which its deadline for implementation into national legislation expired in May 2017. 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 AGENDA

THURSDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2017

8.30 Bus Departure from HOTEL TBC

9.15 Arrival and registration of participants

9.30 Official opening of the seminar TBD, Head of External and Institutional Relations- Spanish Judicial School-CGPJ Mónica MARTÍ, Senior Project Manager Presentation of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) & Pre-Training Knowledge Assessment

9.45 Introduction to the seminar’s methodology Pre-evaluation assessment with Polls

Judge Ulrich NACHTLBERGER (Austria)-Introduction to the seminar’s methodology- EJTN Coordinator of the Training Activity

10.00 Session 1-Plenary The current landscape of EU cross-border gathering and use of evidence in criminal matters

Dr. Wendy DE BONDT Ghent University (Belgium)

10.45 Coffee Break

11.00 Session 2- Plenary Practical questions when issuing/or executing a European Investigation Order - Which changes with the EIO - A standard form to be used by practitioners (Annex A of the European Investigation Order Directive) Discussions with the audience

CHAIR: Judge Ulrich NACHTLBERGER Luc DE HOUWER Federal Delegate Magistrate- Belgium Boudewijn DE JONGE (tbc) Public Prosecutor at the District Court of The Hague The Netherlands

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

Dr. Wendy DE BONDT Ghent University (Belgium)

12.45 Lunch break

13.45 Session 4-National Breakout Sessions Workshop and case scenario List of questions

National Core Groups from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Slovenia and Sweden With the support, Luc DE HOUWER, Boudewijn DE JONGE Wendy DE BONDT and Ulrich NACHTLBERGER

15.45 Coffee-break

16.00 Session 5- Exchange of views in 2 international groups – Debriefings by experts List of questions Comments from participants

Luc DE HOUWER Federal Delegate Magistrate- Belgium Boudewijn DE JONGE(tbc) Public Prosecutor at the District Court of The Hague The Netherlands With the support, Luc DE HOUWER, Boudewijn DE JONGE Wendy DE BONDT and Ulrich NACHTLBERGER

17.15 End of the first day

17.30 Bus Departure to HOTEL TBC

20.30 SOCIAL DINER- TBC

FRIDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2017

8.45 Bus Departure from HOTEL TBC

9.30

Arrival and registration of participants

9.45 Session 6-Plenary. Outcome of the international groups Debriefing and discussions on the case-scenario and questionnaire General Conclusions of the seminar Discussions with audience

CHAIR: Judge Ulrich NACHTLBERGER Luc DE HOUWER Federal Delegate Magistrate- Belgium Boudewijn DE JONGE(tbc) Public Prosecutor at the District Court of The Hague The Netherlands With the support of Wendy DE BONDT

10.45 Coffee Break

11.00 Session 7-Plenary Best practices in cross-border evidence: how to facilitate judicial cooperation for practitioners EJN/EUROJUST actors in judicial cooperation: tools and website FQA

CHAIR: Judge Ulrich NACHTLBERGER Luc DE HOUWER Federal Delegate Magistrate- Belgium Boudewijn DE JONGE(tbc) Public Prosecutor at the District Court of The Hague The Netherlands

12.00 Post-Training Knowledge Assessment-TT Closing remarks

Judge Ulrich NACHTLBERGER Mónica MARTÍ -EJTN

12.30 End of Day 2

12.45 Bus departure to HOTEL TBC

SPEAKERS AND CHAIR PERSONS TBD Head of External and Institutional Relations Spanish Judicial School-CGPJ (Consejo General del Poder Judicial) Mónica MARTÍ, Senior Project Manager, European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)

Judge Ulrich NACHTALBERGER Richter des Landesgerichts für Strafsachen Wien Austria Boudewijn DE JONGE Public Prosecutor at the District Court of The Hague International affairs officer, EJN Contact Point

Luc DE HOUWER Federal Delegate Magistrate- Belgium Federal Prosecution Office Dr. Wendy DE BONDT Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy Ghent University Belgium European Judicial Training Network 123, rue du Commerce B-1000 Bruxelles Phone +32 2 280 22 42 Fax +32 2 280 22 36 Mail ejtn@ejtn.eu www.ejtn.eu