Areas of Added Value Areas of Added Value
1 Permanent Mutual Legal Assistance NetworkPermanent Mutual Legal Assistance Network
2 Empowered MLA NetworkEmpowered MLA Network
3 Facilities - Casework Meetings & Conferences Facilities - Casework Meetings & Conferences
4 Contact PointsContact Points
5 Integrated Approach: Tackling Organised CrimeIntegrated Approach: Tackling Organised Crime
6 Voice Influencing Law-Makers & OthersVoice Influencing Law-Makers & Others
7 Casework ExamplesCasework Examples
Permanent MLA NetworkPermanent MLA Network
• Permanently Based in Premises in The HaguePermanently Based in Premises in The Hague
• 25 National Members - always available25 National Members - always available
• Clarity, Speed, and Certainty in MLA issues Clarity, Speed, and Certainty in MLA issues
• Resources, staff and equipmentResources, staff and equipment
• Eurojust has Legal Personality Eurojust has Legal Personality
Empowered Network Empowered Network
• Not just a list of people dealing with MLANot just a list of people dealing with MLA
• Eurojust has special powers Eurojust has special powers
• Use powers to ‘encourage’ better MLAUse powers to ‘encourage’ better MLA
Eurojust’s PowersEurojust’s Powers
• Power to request competent authorities :Power to request competent authorities :– to investigate or prosecute specific actsto investigate or prosecute specific acts**– to accept that one country is better placed to to accept that one country is better placed to
prosecute than anotherprosecute than another**– to co-ordinate with one another to co-ordinate with one another – to set up a Joint Investigation Teamto set up a Joint Investigation Team– to provide Eurojust with any information to provide Eurojust with any information
necessary to carry out its tasksnecessary to carry out its tasks**
Meeting Facilities Meeting Facilities
• Meeting Rooms in The HagueMeeting Rooms in The Hague
• Translation Facilities & SecurityTranslation Facilities & Security
• Experience & brokerage of co-ordinationExperience & brokerage of co-ordination
• Strategic Approach - Case TypesStrategic Approach - Case Types
• Individual Cases Individual Cases
• Accommodation Accommodation
Casework MeetingsCasework Meetings • Human Trafficking - Human Trafficking -
– 50/60 investigators and prosecutors across Europe50/60 investigators and prosecutors across Europe
• Fundamentalist Terrorism - Fundamentalist Terrorism - – 70 attended from EU and outside 70 attended from EU and outside
– Senior investigators and prosecutors + Europol Senior investigators and prosecutors + Europol
– Senior reps - Switzerland, Liechtenstein and USA Senior reps - Switzerland, Liechtenstein and USA
– Huge potential of this group. Eurojust helps them Huge potential of this group. Eurojust helps them to work together to fulfil operational potentialto work together to fulfil operational potential
SpecialismsSpecialisms
• Terrorism Terrorism • Trafficking in DrugsTrafficking in Drugs• Trafficking People Trafficking People • European Arrest European Arrest
Warrant Warrant • Fraud Fraud
– Money LaunderingMoney Laundering
– Fraud EU Budget Fraud EU Budget
• Environmental Crime Environmental Crime • Internet - Cyber crimeInternet - Cyber crime• Links to Liaison Links to Liaison
MagistratesMagistrates
Candidate States - Contact PointsCandidate States - Contact Points
• BulgariaBulgaria• Romania Romania • Turkey Turkey
– Pavlina NikolovaPavlina Nikolova– Angela NicolaeAngela Nicolae– Ceyda UmitCeyda Umit– Esin OzbilginEsin Ozbilgin
Other Countries - Contact PointsOther Countries - Contact Points
• LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
• NorwayNorway
• SwitzerlandSwitzerland
• USA USA
• CanadaCanada
• RussiaRussia
• South AmericaSouth America
– Robert Wallner Robert Wallner
– Knut KallerudKnut Kallerud
– Maria SchnebliMaria Schnebli
– Elizabeth FarrElizabeth Farr
– Elaine KrivelElaine Krivel
– Pavel IvlievPavel Ivliev
– Almost all statesAlmost all states
Integrated Approach to Integrated Approach to Tackling Organised CrimeTackling Organised Crime
• Cross-border crime needs a whole case approachCross-border crime needs a whole case approach
• Need for co-ordinated action police investigators Need for co-ordinated action police investigators prosecutors and othersprosecutors and others
• Too often find reasons for not integrating actionToo often find reasons for not integrating action
• Whatever the systems judicial input is powerful Whatever the systems judicial input is powerful and necessary for effective resultsand necessary for effective results
IntelligenceIntelligence
InfoInformatirmation on
Police and Judiciary - Police and Judiciary - An Integrated ApproachAn Integrated Approach
IntelligenceIntelligence
InfoInformatirmation on
EvidenceEvidence
Police and Judiciary - Police and Judiciary - An Integrated Approach An Integrated Approach
IntelligenceIntelligence
InfoInformatirmation on
EvidenceEvidence
Police and Judiciary - Police and Judiciary - An Integrated ApproachAn Integrated Approach
IntelligenceIntelligence
InfoInformatirmation on
EvidenceEvidence
Confiscation of AssetsConfiscation of Assets
Police and Judiciary - Police and Judiciary - An Integrated ApproachAn Integrated Approach
Influencing Law-Makers Influencing Law-Makers
• Annual Report Annual Report
• Recommendations to improve MLA systemsRecommendations to improve MLA systems
• Recommendations to improve MLA lawsRecommendations to improve MLA laws
• Publicity for problems and blockagesPublicity for problems and blockages
• Example - Europol links to EurojustExample - Europol links to Eurojust