NEWSLETTER Issue 5 - May 2013 - European Parliament - Europa

NEWSLETTER
Issue 5 - May 2013
Coming up
Monday, 27 May 2013, 15.00-17.30
Room PHS 4B001
Hearing
On 27.05.13, from 15.00-17.30, the CRIM Special Committee will hold a hearing on the
impact of organised crime, corruption and money laundering on the EU's Internal market.
A keynote speech will be delivered by Mr Michel Barnier, Commissioner for Internal
Market and Services.
The Committee will subsequently debate on organised counterfeiting and product piracy
as a threat to the integrity of the internal market and on the prevention of organised crime
and corruption in public procurement in Bulgaria.
Please see attached Meeting Agenda and Hearing Programme for more details
Contents
• News from the Rapporteur page 2
• CRIM Hearing 27.05.2013 page 3
• Inter Parliamentary Meeting 07.05.2013 page 4
• CRIM Hearings 23.04.2013 page 5
• CRIM Washington Delegation page 6
• CRIM in the News page 7-13
• From the Policy Departments Page 14
• From the Library page 15
• Reference Documents page 16-22
• Calendar of Meetings & Timetable for Reports Page 23
• Meeting Agenda & Hearing Programme 27.05.2013 page 24-25
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News from the Rapporteur
Mr. Salvatore Iacolino
I am pleased to announce that at its meeting on 7 May 2013, the CRIM Special Committee
adopted the mid-term report on organised crime, corruption and money laundering by 24
votes in favour, none against and 5 abstentions. This outcome is all the more a success since
not less than 744 amendments had been tabled to my draft report. In such a context, I
convened several bilateral and multilateral meetings with the shadow rapporteurs and the
coordinators which paved the way for 77 compromise amendments. I was very pleased to
note that all of them were eventually adopted and I would like to thank all those who made it
possible.
Among other things, the mid-term report calls on the Commission, on the basis of an
evaluation report on the implementation of a Framework Decision on the fight against
organised crime and building on the advanced legislation of Member States, to submit a
legislative proposal setting out a common definition for organised crime. The definition should
include, inter alia, the offence of participation in a Mafia-style organisation, emphasising the
fact that criminal groups of this kind are business oriented and wield a power of intimidation.
The report also calls on the Commission to draw up a common definition for corruption in
order to develop a coherent global policy against corruption. It calls on the Commission to
provide in its proposal for the harmonisation of criminal law on money laundering, which is
due to be submitted in 2013, a common definition for the offence of self-laundering based on
Member States' best practices and to consider as predicate offences those offences which
are deemed serious as they are likely to deliver a profit to the persons committing them.
As regards confiscation, the report invites Member States, on the basis of the most advanced
national legislation, to consider implementing models of civil law asset forfeiture, in those
cases where, on the balance of probabilities and subject to the permission of a court, it can
be established that assets result from criminal activities, or are used for criminal activities. It
considers that preventive models of confiscation could be foreseen following a court
decision, in compliance with national constitutional guarantees and without prejudice to the
right of property and the right of defence, and it encourages Member States to promote the
use of criminal assets for social purposes. It also suggests that funds should be released to
finance protective measures in order to preserve assets.
The report recommends that an economic operator shall be excluded, for at least for 5 years,
from participation in a public contract throughout the EU if it has been convicted by final
judgment for participation in a criminal organisation, money laundering or terrorist financing,
participation in exploitation of human trafficking and child labour, corruption or any other
serious offence against the public interest whenever they cause a loss in tax revenue or
social harm, or for another particularly serious crime with a cross-border dimension as
referred to in Article 83(1) TFEU ('Eurocrimes'), and that the above provision should apply
even when the grounds for exclusion arise in the course of the award procedure.
The mid-term report is due for adoption by Plenary during the June part-session.
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May Hearing on the impact of organised crime, corruption
and money laundering on the EU’s internal market
The next hearing of the CRIM Special Committee will
focus on impact of organised crime, corruption and
money laundering on the EU's internal market.
Mr Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Internal
Market and Services, will address the meeting as a keynote
speaker on the subject.
The hearing will take place on Monday 27th May at
15.00-17.30 in room PHS 4B001.
In addition to Mr Barnier’s keynote speech, CRIM Members
will hear from a number of experts on selected internal market
policies affected by organised crime, corruption and money
laundering.
Mr Michel Barnier, Commissioner
for Internal Market and Services
Mr Marius Schneider, Attorney-at-Law and Chairman of the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee of
the European Communities Trademark Association and Mr Rudiger Stihl, Member of the
Supervisory Board of Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, will highlight the problems of organised
counterfeiting and product piracy as a threat to the integrity of the internal market.
The example of the BORKOR project will also be
introduced to the Committee by Mr. Rolf Schlotterer
from the Center for Prevention and Countering Corruption
and Organised Crime, Bulgaria. The project was set up by
the Bulgarian Council of Ministers and is dedicated to
preventing organised crime and corruption from the public
procurement market.
Presentations will be followed by debates and exchanges
of views with the CRIM Members.
The hearing will be webstreamed and can be followed
on the CRIM website.
Programme
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Inter-Parliamentary Meeting 07.05.2013
Twenty-six members representing sixteen chambers
of National Parliaments met the Members of the CRIM Special
Committee at an Interparliamentary meeting on 7 May on the
premises of the European Parliament. The gathering organised
by CRIM in cooperation with the Legislative Dialogue Unit,
provided the opportunity for a fruitful exchange of views on
different aspects of organised crime, corruption and money
laundering issues.
The meeting discussed ‘The role and experiences of National
Parliaments in the fight against organised crime, corruption
and money laundering’. Ms Cecilia Malmström, European
Commissioner for Home Affairs delivered a keynote speech,
which was followed by an exchange of views with
representatives of National Parliaments and
Members of the CRIM Special Committee.
Ms Malmström focused on three main areas in the fight against crime: criminal markets,
criminal penetration of the legitimate economy and improving information flows between
the Members States and EU agencies. Ms Malmström highlighted some recent
achievements such as the European Cyber Crime Centre established within Europol, the
European Security Strategy, the Global Alliance against Child Sexual Abuse Online
initiative and the new Directive on Anti-Trafficking in Human Beings. Commissioner
Malström underlined the important role that National Parliaments play in the fight against
human trafficking.
The new Anti-Money Laundering Directive was also highlighted by Ms Malmström as well
as the first EU Anti Corruption Report which will be published this summer. The
Commission hopes to receive valuable feedback on the Report from both the European
Parliament and National Parliaments.
The Commissioner's speech inspired a lively discussion among the representatives of
National Parliaments.
Mr Salvatore Iacolino, the Rapporteur of the CRIM Special Committee, introduced the
three panels on organised crime, corruption and money laundering and provided
participants with an update on the Mid-Term Report, which was adopted that morning by
the CRIM Special Committee. In responding to questions on, inter alia, the confiscation of
the proceeds of crime, mafia-style criminal organisations, the protection of citizens against
corruption, suspicious transactions and money laundering, Mr Iacolino stressed the vital
importance of the need to harmonise legislation within the EU. In the debate that followed,
several speakers underlined the need for a better exchange of information between
responsible authorities in the EU Member States and EU agencies.
The meeting, chaired first by Ms Sonia Alfano and in the last panel by Mr Bill Newton Dunn,
reached a consensus on the need to further harmonise judicial systems and sanctions
across the Member States and to enhance coordination in monitoring organised criminal
activity.
Programme
Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments website
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April Hearings on Money Laundering, Arms Trafficking and
Border Control
CRIM held two hearings on 23 April 2013. The first hearing was
on money laundering and tax evasion in the EU Member States
and the consequences on the EU, and the second on illegal
arms trafficking and border control at the Eastern EU border.
In the first session, the Committee heard presentations by Mr
Dewald, a representative of the German Federal Criminal Police,
Mr Margetic, a Croatian investigative journalist and
Ms Unger, an Austrian Professor from the Utrecht University.
The presentation by Mr Margetic, which focused on the so called
Hypo Bank scandal, made a strong impression on Members,
due to the serious allegations made concerning the involvement
of high level politicians in criminal activities in Croatia, which is just about to accede to the
EU.
The presentations of Mr Dewald and Ms Unger provided useful insights into the extent of
money laundering and tax evasion in the EU and beyond, and the efforts made at various
levels to combat them.
The second hearing started with three presentations on illegal arms trafficking. The invited
guest speakers were Mr Rauschenbach, an expert from Europol, Mr Marini, a representative
of DG Home of the European Commission, and Mr Gollety, the President of the French
Federation of Arms Retailers. Although illegal arms trafficking is not regarded as a major
threat in itself, it is often conducted as an accessory to other traffics, such as drugs,
cigarettes or human beings, and needs to be closely monitored to avoid the further
dissemination in the EU of heavy military weapons originating mainly in the Balkans.
Finally, the last panel of the day's hearings focused on the fight against traffics at the Eastern
border of the EU. CRIM Members heard four presentations from Mr Rösler, a representative
of Frontex, Mr Paigozinas, a national official in charge of border control in Lithuania, Mr
Rajala, the Finnish National Police Board, and Mr Bartlomiejczyk, expert from the private
sector. These presentations provided a good overview of border crossings at the Eastern
border of the EU, the various types of traffics and their respective importance, the most
vulnerable parts of the Eastern border of the EU, the financial, human and technical means
available to the authorities, and the level of cooperation and coordination among EU Member
States and with the authorities of neighbouring third countries. The experts made some very
concrete recommendations which CRIM Members could usefully reflect on in the reports.
Mr Yves GOLLETY, Président de la Chambre
syndicale nationale des armuries de France
Mr Fabio MARINI, DG HOME, Commission
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The CRIM Special Committee sent a delegation to Washington DC
from 28 April to 2 May 2013
The delegation was composed of Sonia Alfano (ALDE, IT),
Committee Chair, Salvatore Iacolino (EPP, IT), Rapporteur,
Augustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (EPP, ES), Axel
Voss (EPP, DE), Salvatore Caronna (S&D, IT), Tanja Fajon
(S&D, SL), Barbara Weiler (S&D, DE), Bill Newton Dunn
(ALDE, UK) and Søren Bo Søndergaard (GUE/NGL, DK).
The programme of the delegation visit included meetings with
representatives of the US Administration, namely with appropriate
counterparts in:
- the Department of Justice, where it was received by Deputy Attorney General, Chair of the
Organized Crime Council, Mr James Cole, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
and FBI;
- the Department of Treasury, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC);
- the Department of Homeland Security, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) and namely Director John Morton, Homeland Security Investigations and various task
forces and coordination centres specialised in the fields of interest of our Committee;
- the Department of State including the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
Enforcement Affairs (INL), namely Mr David M. Luna, Director of Transnational Threats and
Illicit Networks - Anti-Crime Programs;
- the School of Public Policy of George Mason University, think-tank specialised in the fields
of interest of our Committee.
The organisation of the fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering is
very complex in the US. Different agencies, task forces and coordination centres operate at
federal level and also involve law enforcement authorities at state and local levels. The main
purpose of this delegation was to learn about the American experience and to discuss
possible ways of strengthening transatlantic cooperation in the fight against organised
international crime.
In their meetings with American law enforcement officials, Members of the CRIM delegation
discussed how the two sides could address money laundering through a better sharing of
information, especially in the context of criminal data sharing between police agencies and
the sequestration of assets of criminal organisations.
Effective transatlantic cooperation to fight organised crime could greatly contribute to limiting
the damage which both EU and U.S. economies suffer due to organised crime and money
laundering, according to Members of the CRIM delegation.
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CRIM in the News
UE, Iacolino al meeting del PPE a
Dresda: Lotta alla criminalità
organizzata nostra priorità
(venerdì, maggio 17th, 2013)
L’On. Salvatore Iacolino, Relatore permanente della Commissione speciale per la lotta
Contro la criminalità organizzata del Parlamento europeo, è intervenuto a Dresda
(Germania) al meeting del Gruppo del Partito Popolare Europeo in qualità di relatore al panel
“Crimine transfrontaliero, traffico di droga, criminalità informatica e asilo”, insieme all’ex
Primo Ministro francese Fillon, del Commissario europeo per l’Industria Tajani, del
Presidente del Gruppo PPE Daul e del Direttore Generale della Confindustria tedesca
Kerber.
“Il crimine organizzato – come certificato, tra l’altro, nella complessa ed articolata operazione
della Guardia di Finanza di Palermo – è spesso fonte per alimentare traffici illeciti ed in
particolare il riciclaggio di denaro che rappresenta parte di un sistema criminale dove
evasione e frode fiscale costituiscono una minaccia per l’economia mondiale e la giustizia
fiscale. Soltanto l’armonizzazione delle disposizioni legislative presenti negli Stati membri,
con la relativa previsione della fattispecie associativa (reato di criminalità organizzata), può
consentire di abbattere i confini dei territori degli Stati membri garantendo la sicurezza dei
cittadini e gli imprenditori onesti.
Nel contesto di un’economia globalizzata, la sfida europea al
crimine organizzato – che il Gruppo del Partito Popolare Europeo
intende rilanciare da Dresda – è rappresentata dalla definizione
di standard giuridici comuni a tutti gli Stati membri, da una
maggiore cooperazione giudiziaria e di polizia e dall’uso appropriato
della confisca preventiva, sia in sede civile che penale, e da
modalità investigative efficaci che sappiano contrastare in
particolare il crimine economico-finanziario e quello
informatico (cybercrime).
“Una effettiva collaborazione fra gli Stati membri – continua Iacolino
– risulta, pertanto, indispensabile per contrastare efficacemente le
organizzazioni criminali, tenuto conto che i corridoi che garantiscono
nell’Europa dell’Est, così come altrove, trasporti sostenibili sono
talvolta i medesimi utilizzati per il narcotraffico o per la tratta degli esseri umani.Oltre ad
ampliare lo scambio di informazioni fra Stati membri, il passaggio cruciale che anche
l’Unione Europea deve svolgere è quello di stipulare accordi di cooperazione con i Paesi terzi
e vincolare alcuni scambi commerciali con i correlati accordi a precise garanzie di
collaborazione nel contrasto ai traffici illeciti (sigarette, organi, farmaci, prodotti contraffatti,
alcolici, opere d’arte)”.
“Occorre rafforzare – conclude Iacolino – l’industria europea e garantire prosperità ai cittadini
e competitività alle PMI per valorizzare la sana attività imprenditoriale ed enti locali efficienti,
senza dimenticare che anche in tutti gli Stati membri il contrasto al crimine organizzato ed al
narcotraffico esige una forte cooperazione giudiziaria e di polizia basata sulla fiducia tra
Gli Stati membri”.
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En Une de L'Express cette
semaine: enquête sur les
mafias françaises
(Par Eric Pelletier et Delphine Saubaber avec
François Koch, publié le 08/05/2013 à 11:42,
mis à jour le 13/05/2013 à 16:01)
CRIM in the News
CE N'EST PAS L'ITALIE AVEC COSA NOSTRA, SES RITES ET SES PARRAINS. ET
POURTANT... DE LA CORSE À MARSEILLE, DE PARIS AUX CITÉS DE BANLIEUES, LE
CRIME ORGANISÉ PROSPÈRE. A L'ABRI DES REGARDS OU PRESQUE. CAR, AU
DELÀ DES TRAFICS ET DES VIOLENCES, SE TISSENT DE TRÈS COMPLEXES ET
DISCRETS RÉSEAUX DE CORRUPTION ET DE BLANCHIMENT. PLONGÉE DANS UN
MONDE OÙ LE TRUAND CÔTOIE LE COL BLANC.
Il est parfois des signaux, éparpillés à la surface, qui trahissent une réalité, en eau profonde,
qu'on ne veut pas voir. Il est des indices, graves et concordants, qui traduisent un
phénomène, inquiétant, que les pouvoirs publics sous-estiment encore largement. Qu'on en
juge: un magistrat, Charles Duchaine, connu pour enquêter sur de puissants clans
marseillais et la tentaculaire "affaire Guérini", discrètement placé sous protection policière,
en novembre 2012, après des menaces de mort. Trois notables assassinés en Corse en six
mois - dont un ancien bâtonnier et un président de chambre de commerce - sur fond de
guerre ouverte pour le contrôle du territoire et du business. D'étranges cadavres, en région
parisienne, qui pourraient être liés aux milliards de la gigantesque arnaque à la taxe carbone.
Un ministre de la République, Manuel Valls, qui brandit pour la première fois, en évoquant la
Corse, le mot de "mafia", terme jusque-là honni dans un Etat centralisé, assis sur ses
dogmes.
Le crime organisé prospère dans notre pays. Tous les acteurs spécialisés, magistrats,
policiers, le disent, et le répètent, mezza voce: d'Ajaccio à Paris en passant par Marseille, un
cancer insidieux, nouveau en France, répand ses métastases dans la démocratie et le tissu
social. Un cancer intimement lié au phénomène de la corruption, que l'Etat fait mine de
découvrir en 2013. Le 7 mai, le gouvernement devrait dégainer en Conseil des ministres son
projet de super-procureur "anticorruption". Au classement de Transparency International, les
Bahamas et la Barbade s'en tirent toujours mieux que la France!
Or les experts le savent bien: corruption et crime organisé sont étroitement liés. "Par
essence, le crime organisé, qui ne se balade pas en surface avec une kalachnikov, corrompt.
Des fonctionnaires, des élus, des entrepreneurs... C'est indispensable à son activité,
complexe, occulte et lucrative", explique Bernard Petit, sous-directeur à la PJ de la lutte
contre la criminalité organisée et la délinquance financière. Ce haut responsable pose un
diagnostic partagé par tous les spécialistes: "En France, on nie le crime organisé comme on
nie la corruption, alors que se développent, très clairement, des logiques mafieuses sur le
territoire, et pas seulement en Corse." Aux racines du déni? "On a encore du mal à penser le
phénomène." Le pays de Richelieu et de Napoléon, construit autour d'un Etat, peine à
s'imaginer des pouvoirs occultes venant concurrencer sa puissance régalienne. La
corruption? C'est l'Afrique. La mafia? L'Italie et ses pizzas...
Drogue: des boss dans les cités
Début avril, le tribunal de Créteil (Val-de-Marne) a visité "Shitland", un supermarché du
cannabis à Champigny-sur-Marne, en région parisienne. Cité des Boullereaux, il tournait
comme une véritable entreprise. Système de ravitaillement alimenté, pour les 100 clients
quotidiens, par des "go-fast" entre Pays-Bas, Espagne et Val-de-Marne.
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Réception de la drogue dans des appartements ou des box faisant office de plateformes
logistiques, près des voies de communication. Suivi du stock en temps réel par un "chef de
rayon"... Chiffre d'affaires: 30 000 euros par jour. Même la rémunération des "nourrices" et des
guetteurs obéissait à une stricte grille salariale. Ouvert sept jours sur sept, le lieu de deal était
devenu un enfer pour les habitants, surveillés nuit et jour par les trafiquants, qui filtraient les
entrées, postés le long de murs barrés d'inscriptions : "Préparé [sic] vos billets, dépliez-les,
merci."
Le "casse du siècle" de la Carbone Connection
La Corse est pourtant un bel exemple. Pendant des années, l'Etat a consacré ses efforts à la
lutte contre le nationalisme. Pendant ce temps-là, des empires ont pu prospérer, en paix : au
nord, le gang de la Brise de mer, au sud, le système du parrain "Jean-Jé Colonna". En 2000,
le n° 2 de la PJ affirmait encore que la Brise, aujourd'hui inscrite au firmament du milieu
français, était "un mythe". Avant que ne disparaissent des fichiers du grand banditisme un
certain Richard Casanova, l'un de ses boss... "Pour acheter la paix, on a préféré dialoguer
avec le milieu, voire nouer avec certains de ses membres des ''pactes scélérats'', pendant que
certains services de renseignement ont joué aux apprentis sorciers", cingle un haut magistrat.
Lequel s'étonne de voir des "classé secret-défense" dans un dossier ajaccien comme celui de
la société de sécurité SMS, rejugé en appel, en 2012 à Aix-en-Provence.
Ce gigantesque dossier croisait voyoucratie, main des RG, détournements de fonds publics et
emplois fictifs : les ingrédients de ces "réseaux de type mafieux" que dénonçait déjà, en 1999,
une commission d'enquête parlementaire sur la Corse. "Le terme de mafia [...] ne peut
qu'inquiéter. Est-ce la raison pour laquelle l'existence ou non d'activités de type mafieux dans
l'île suscite autant de controverses ? Certains responsables de la police ou de la chancellerie
ont cru devoir récuser ce terme.«
La région la plus criminogène d'Europe
Quinze ans plus tard, où en est-on? Au même point, ou presque. La Corse est la région la plus
criminogène d'Europe. Les règlements de comptes, non résolus, symptômes d'un mal plus
profond, se succèdent. "La pègre corse, qui s'est enrichie, investit à Marseille, Aix, Paris, et à
l'étranger, avec des fortunes colossales", souligne un magistrat. "Et au prétexte qu'il n'y a pas
de structure pyramidale et unitaire comme en Italie, on refuse le mot qui fait peur : mafia",
observe Jacques Follorou, journaliste au Monde. "La France a un aveuglement quasi
philosophique, sur ces questions".
Le malaise serait aussi sémantique. Non, il n'y a pas en France de Mafia au sens strict du
terme, avec une Coupole et des parrains qui brûlent des images sacrées en jurant fidélité à
une organisation qui les transcende. "Mais si, par mafia, on entend un réseau criminel,
enraciné sur un territoire, qui vise le pouvoir et l'argent et infiltre le tissu économico-politique,
alors, oui, évidemment, nous sommes en présence de phénomènes mafieux", martèle un
magistrat marseillais. Et d'ironiser : "Ce qu'on préfère appeler clientélisme, dans le Sud..." Le
racket, dans le Sud-Est ou ailleurs, qu'est-ce donc, sinon l'affirmation symbolique d'un pouvoir,
d'un contrôle du territoire, via un "impôt bis" ? Le fait qu'il s'étende dans les banlieues
délaissées par l'Etat, comme on l'a découvert récemment sur les chantiers de BTP en Seine-
Saint-Denis, où certains grands groupes prévoient des "enveloppes" dans leur budget, n'est
pas anodin. Ces cités, où les bandes brassent un tel cash, via les stups, que la police les 9
intègre désormais au crime organisé.

"La Mafia n'existe pas", répétaient encore, jusque dans les années 1980, les procureurs
généraux en Italie, pendant que le sang giclait à Palerme. Celui qui a compris, le premier, la
gravité du mal et la nécessité de pister l'argent sale pour démanteler une association
criminelle, fut le juge Giovanni Falcone. La différence entre criminalité ordinaire [le milieu, en
France] et criminalité mafieuse ? "La première, disait-il, a toujours vécu aux marges de la
société, combattue par le pouvoir. La seconde a toujours vécu dans la société, protégée par le
pouvoir." Est-ce de là que vient la cécité?
En France aussi, les grands voyous ont laissé tomber la cagoule pour côtoyer en costard des
gens très respectables, d'autant que la décentralisation a ouvert des "sas". Il y a trente ans, à
Marseille, le truand faisait le julot et "montait" sur des braquages. Ensuite, il s'est diversifié
dans les machines à sous. Aujourd'hui, il fait dans les appels d'offres, l'offshore, les trafics de
déchets, les panneaux solaires, histoire de pomper les subventions des collectivités. Ou les
quotas de CO2. C'est le fameux "casse du siècle", la plus grande fraude fiscale jamais
commise par la "Carbone Connection" franco-israélienne, mêlant cols blancs et grands
bandits. Au moins 1,6 milliard d'euros subtilisé au Trésor sous forme d'escroquerie à la TVA,
ces dernières années. Les "droits à polluer", instaurés en Europe en 2005? Un rêve de
fraudeur. Se faire du fric avec du vent...
Sortis de leur "ghetto criminel", les escrocs nagent, désormais, entre économie légale et
illégale, as du blanchiment et facilitateurs de tous ordres. Le crime organisé prospère sur cette
"zone grise". Sur l'impunité, aussi, le silence et les "porosités", comme on dit - les fuites. Avec
de lourdes conséquences : "De manière fondamentale, le crime organisé, qui obéit à une
logique de prédation, fausse le fonctionnement de la démocratie par le jeu de la corruption et
la formation de véritables bourgeoisies criminelles, mafieuses", relève Jacques de Saint Victor,
historien du droit, qui a décrit l'inexorable ascension de ce "pouvoir invisible" (Gallimard) de
l'autre côté des Alpes mais aussi en France. "Il est le symptôme, non la maladie, d'une société
financiarisée."
Un symptôme devenu un enjeu pour l'Europe, où sévissent 3 600 groupes criminels (Europol)
qui ramassent les fruits de la crise, de l'affaiblissement des Etats, de l'ouverture des frontières
et de l'opacité de la finance. En avril 2012, une révolution culturelle a eu lieu au Parlement
européen : une commission "antimafia" a vu le jour. Son objet : enquêter sur la pénétration
du crime organisé au sein de l'Union et plancher sur une directive. Pourquoi une entreprise
privée de marchés publics à Palerme peut-elle concourir à un appel d'offres à Berlin ? Faut-il
créer un délit d'association mafieuse, comme en Italie, qui a aussi un délit d'association de
malfaiteurs ?
En France, même si le mot "mafia" reste tabou, les autorités ont bien dû commencer à
s'outiller contre le crime organisé. La loi Perben II de 2004 a amorcé la mobilisation, en créant,
en plus d'instruments nouveaux pour l'enquête (garde à vue à quatre jours, sonorisations
accrues...), le bras armé de la lutte : huit juridictions interrégionales spécialisées (Jirs), munies
de magistrats expérimentés, travaillant sur le financier et les grandes affaires criminelles. Une
façon de reconnaître la spécificité des dossiers "crime org", nébuleux, aux ramifications
internationales, nécessitant plus d'investissement que celui du crime d'un forcené...
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Il a fallu attendre 2010 pour que soit votée la loi Warsmann, qui encadre un autre outil,
capital, la confiscation des avoirs d'origine criminelle. Une agence - l'Agrasc -, chargée de
centraliser la gestion des biens et sommes saisis, a été créée. "La seule façon d'attaquer les
malfaiteurs à la racine, c'est de les frapper au portefeuille. Or, pendant des années, on a
pensé avant tout "prison", sans saisir leurs biens...", soupire un magistrat. En 2012, selon
l'Agrasc, 760 millions d'euros de biens ont été saisis et 3,9 millions reversés au budget de
l'Etat. "Il y a un profond malaise vis-à-vis de l'argent, en France", note Jean-Baptiste
Carpentier, directeur de Tracfin, la cellule qui fait remonter les déclarations de soupçon de
blanchiment des banquiers, notaires et autres professions. Soit 30 000 l'an dernier - dont un
score infime pour la Corse. Et 500 transmises à la justice. "Beaucoup d'affaires médiatiques
sortent de Tracfin, comme Pétrole contre nourriture ou Guérini, souligne Carpentier. Nous
pourrions plus si on augmentait nos effectifs, 84 agents. Mais justice, police et gendarmerie
ne suivraient pas : elles sont à saturation."
En 2010, l'Inspection générale des services judiciaires faisait un tour dans les Jirs. Dans celle
de Marseille, compétente pour la Corse, le rapport était alarmant: état "préoccupant" de
"surchauffe". Ils ne sont que cinq juges d'instruction opérationnels sur une zone qui couvre
quatre cours d'appel, de Perpignan à Bonifacio... Quoi de neuf depuis 2010 ? La pression
artérielle a augmenté. De source policière, décision a été prise, le 18 novembre, de placer le
juge Duchaine sous protection, un traitement habituellement réservé aux juges "antiterro". En
décembre, une interpellation venait confirmer le sérieux du renseignement d'origine... Le juge
s'en prenait un peu trop au patrimoine d'une puissante coterie marseillaise.
De son côté, en 2009, la PJ a créé le Service d'information, de renseignement et d'analyse
stratégique sur la criminalité organisée (Sirasco), une vigie commune à la police et la
gendarmerie, qui centralise les données, région par région, des organisations criminelles. "Il
fallait faire remonter des faits qui, pris isolément, n'avaient pas de sens, pour les mettre en
perspective", relate Frédéric Veaux, qui a été parmi les premiers à lancer l'alerte. Des
cambriolages de Géorgiens apparaissant ici et là cachent en réalité de véritables structures...
"Des menaces en pleine expansion." Reste que, selon le Sirasco (qui vient d'ouvrir une
antenne à Marseille), 75 % des interpellés pour des faits liés au crime organisé sont français.
Le mois dernier, à Nanterre, une brigade a aussi été mise sur pieds spécialement pour la
Corse. La Corse, où les enquêtes habituelles butent sur des remparts : "Pas d'ADN, pas de
témoin, pas d'arme et des types qui donnent l'heure quand on les arrête", résume un
enquêteur. Alors les méthodes changent. "Depuis quelques années, note Bernard Petit, avec
les magistrats, nous sortons des logiques purement réactives pour travailler, au-delà des
seules infractions et des symptômes, sur un phénomène plus large. Cibler des groupes
criminels en amont, pour couper, tout autour, les branches de l'arbre. Et dès qu'un homicide
survient, une enquête financière est déclenchée. C'est par ce biais qu'on en arrive au
mobile." Exemple : l'assassinat du malfaiteur Jacques Buttafoghi, en Corse, en 2009. Non
élucidé, il a néanmoins permis de remonter le fil d'un réseau d'extorsion à Aix-en-Provence,
démantelé au terme d'une longue enquête, en 2012. "Tout cela nécessite une culture
nouvelle, en dehors de l'affichage immédiat qui ne voit la délinquance que comme un trouble
engendré à l'ordre public, renchérit un magistrat. Il faut accepter, sur 20 règlements de
comptes, de n'en résoudre qu'un. Et infiltrer ces réseaux.«
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Ils le disent tous. Au-delà du cap mental qui reste à passer, le nerf de la lutte contre le "crime
org", c'est le renseignement. A la différence de la Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca)
britannique, par exemple, la mission ne figure pas au tableau de bord de la Direction centrale
du renseignement intérieur, centrée sur l'"antiterro", la défense du patrimoine économique et
culturel et le contre-espionnage. Le crime organisé pourrait-il s'y ajouter?
Ils le disent tous: il faut se munir, en France, comme aux Etats-Unis, en Italie ou en Grande-
Bretagne, de l'arme fatale dans la lutte antimafia : les "repentis", ces soldats sortis du rang
qui, contre protection et remises de peine, dévoilent, de l'intérieur, les rouages du réseau, les
homicides, les appels d'offres truqués, les complicités ... "Sans ça, on n'y arrivera pas",
prévient un magistrat, qui ne sait que répondre, faute de protection des repentis en France, à
un homme prêt à parler sur de grosses affaires en Corse et à Marseille, mais qui implore :
"Sortez-moi de là." Depuis peu, une cellule interministérielle travaille sur la question. Une
évolution des mentalités que les acteurs de terrain - magistrats, policiers, gendarmes - jugent
indispensable.
Saisir les mafieux, c'est payant
1,3 milliard d'euros. Tel est le montant confisqué début avril, en Italie, à un entrepreneur
mafieux qui avait bâti un empire dans l'éolien. Depuis 1982, la péninsule s'accapare les biens
à tour de bras, dotée d'un système unique au monde pour les délits de type mafieux : des
procès "de prévention", spécifiquement consacrés à la saisie du patrimoine, suivant une voie
parallèle - et autonome - au procès jugeant le délit. L'optique de la loi italienne est de
réutiliser les biens saisis à la mafia à des fins sociales. On mange des pâtes "Toto Riina"
faites de blé cultivé par de jeunes Siciliens, via des coopératives, sur les champs pris au
boss. La villa des capi, en Calabre, devient un commissariat... Gros point noir : la gestion des
sociétés saisies. Sur 1 663 entreprises confisquées en Italie depuis 1982, seules 35 sont
toujours actives. Faillites, problèmes juridiques, manque de moyens... Signe que la mafia
pénètre les zones les plus riches d'Europe, la Lombardie est devenue, depuis peu, la
troisième région où l'Italie confisque le plus, derrière celles du Sud.
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CRIM in the News
Fronte unito Ue nella
lotta alle mafie
Giovedì 9 Maggio 2013, Lillo MICELI
La criminalità organizzata,
la mafia in particolar modo,
non è più un fenomeno solo
italiano. E’ un pericolo che pervade l’intera Unione europea. E con l’approvazione, a larga
maggioranza, del rapporto di medio termine della Commissione speciale per la lotta al
crimine organizzato, alla corruzione e al riciclaggio, relatore Salvatore Iacolino (Grande
Sud), a Bruxelles è stato compiuto il primo importante passo verso una legislazione
omogenea nei Paesi membri dell’Ue.
«Nessuno Stato dell’Ue – ha sottolineato Iacolino – è ormai immune dalla presenza delle
mafie e dalle loro attività nel proprio territorio. Questa è una sfida europea che dobbiamo
affrontare insieme».
Il rapporto illustrato da Iacolino prevede anche norme contro l’autoriciclaggio, l’estensione
dei casi in cui si configura il voto di scambio, il falso in bilancio e la manipolazione di evento
sportivo.
«L’avere stabilito a livello europeo – ha aggiunto Iacolino – il reato di associazione mafiosa
rappresenta un’opportunità politica decisiva. Questo richiederà specifiche disposizioni che,
attualmente, ha solo l’Italia (416bis). La criminalità organizzata persegue il profitto illecito e,
quindi, tende ad infiltrarsi attraverso nuove attività, come, ad esempio, il gioco illegale
online e le scommesse sportive clandestine. Per questo dobbiamo ipotizzare il reato di
manipolazione sportiva. Ma non possiamo pensare di combattere reati transnazionali se
non cominciamo ad armonizzare le legislazioni degli Stati membri».
Il rapporto di medio termine sarà esaminato dal Parlamento europeo, nella seduta plenaria
di Strasburgo, a giugno. Quindi, il rapporto dovrà essere riapprovato dal Commissione a
fine mandato. Poi, la Commissione europea dovrà emanare la direttiva che i singoli Paesi
dovranno adottare. Nel 2000, Palermo fu palcoscenico della Convenzione dell’Onu per la
ratifica della direttiva contro la criminalità organizzata, ma non tutti i Paesi aderenti l’hanno
adottata. In Europa nessuno, altrimenti non ci sarebbe stato bisogno dell’iniziativa della
Commissione speciale per la lotta al crimine organizzato.
«Occorre rafforzare – ha concluso Iacolino – una legislazione che permetta, a livello
europeo, la confisca dei beni della criminalità, permettendone il riutilizzo a fini sociali. La
criminalità organizzata è un reato transnazione ed è una minaccia per i cittadini e
l’economia europea, per le sue imprese e le istituzioni statali. Per questo motivo va
contrastata, creando una positiva cooperazione a livello europeo e con i Paesi terzi,
paradisi fiscali compresi. Con il rapporto approvato con una maggioranza ampia e col
sostegno di tutti i gruppi (35 sì e 5 astenuti su 31 presenti, ndr), abbiamo individuato
una road map efficace di contrasto ai fenomeni criminosi».
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From Policy Departments
Please follow the links below for relevant studies and notes
prepared by the Policy Departments:
Organised Crime
Fighting Cyber Crime and Protecting Privacy in the Cloud (October 15, 2012)
Europe’s Crime-Terror Nexus : Links between Terrorist and Organised Crime Groups in the
European Union (October 15, 2012)
New Trends in the Expansion of Western Balkan Organized Crime (July 16, 2012)
The Council Framework Decision on the Fight against Organised Crime :
What can be Done to Strengthen EU Legislation in the Field ? (July 7, 2011)
Developing an EU Internal Security Strategy, Fighting Terrorism
and Organised Crime (November 15, 2011)
International organised crime in the European Union (November 15, 2011)
How Does Organised Crime Misuse EU Funds ? (July 15, 2011)
Asian Organized Crime in the European Union (June 15, 2011)
Corruption
Corruption and Conflict of Interest in the European Institutions : The Effectiveness of
Whistleblowers (May 16, 2011)
Horizontal Issues
The Future of Eurojust (April 15, 2012)
Russia and the Common Space on Freedom, Security and Justice
(December 14, 2012)
The Need for New EU Legislation Allowing the Assets Confiscated from Criminal
Organisations to be used for Civil Society and in Particular for Social Purposes (February 2,
2012)
Developing an EU Internal Security Strategy fighting terrorism and organised crime
(November 15, 2011)
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From the Library
The CRIM Special Committee works in close cooperation
with the EP Library, which has provided the Committee
with many interesting and informative documents such as
briefing papers, background material and key sources,
for us to use in our daily work.
You may find below the links to the relevant documents which are currently available from
the EP Library.
NEW
Organised Crime
US law enforcement in the fight against organised crime (April 22, 2013)
Organised crime in the Western Balkans (August 29, 2012)
The confiscation of criminal assets (August 14, 2012)
Trafficking in women (July 18, 2012)
The fight against human trafficking (July 6, 2012)
Weapons smuggling ( June 25, 2012)
Drug trafficking (June 6, 2012)
The fight against corruption (May 9, 2012)
Cybercrime (May 3, 2012)
Trafficking in human beings (April 26, 2012)
Organised crime (April 17, 2012)
Cyber security (April 17, 2012)
EU and illicit drugs ( January 3, 2012)
Europol (April 27, 2011)
Russian organised crime (March 4, 2011)
Corruption
Fight against corruption in sport (December 6, 2012)
Money Laundering
Changes to EU anti-money laundering rules (March 27, 2013)
Combating money laundering (October 10, 2012)
Money laundering in the European Union (May 8, 2012)
Horizontal Issues
Criminal penalties for counterfeiting the euro (March 11, 2013)
Protecting the financial interests of the Union (March 3, 2013)
Witness protection programmes - EU experiences in the international context
(January 28, 2013)
Italian legislation on organised crime, corruption and money laundering
(October 26, 2012)
Towards an EU approach to criminal law (September 14, 2012)
Libor manipulation and its consequences (September 7, 2012)
Confiscation and recovery of criminal-assets (March 2, 2012)
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Reference Documents
1. CRIM Mandate
2. Decision to extend CRIM Special Committee’s term
3. Members of CRIM
4. Bureau of CRIM
5. Coordinators of CRIM
6. CRIM Secretariat
7. Calendar of Meetings 2013
8. Meeting Agenda 18-19.02.2013
9. Hearing Programmes 19.02.2013
Texts adopted
CRIM Mandate
Wednesday, 14 March 2012 - Strasbourg
Mandate of the special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering,
its powers, numerical composition and term of office
Provisional edition P7_TA-PROV(2012)0078
B7-0151/2012
European Parliament decision of 14 March 2012 on setting up a special committee on
organised crime, corruption and money laundering, its powers, numerical composition and
term of office
The European Parliament ,
– having regard to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 16 February 2012 to
propose that a special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering be
set up and its powers and numerical composition defined,
– having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2011 on organised crime in the European
Union(1) , whereby it expressed its intention to set up a special committee,
– having regard to its resolution of 15 September 2011 on the EU's efforts to combat
corruption(2) ,
– having regard to Rule 184 of its Rules of Procedure,
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1. Decides to set up a special committee on organised crime, corruption and money
laundering, with the following remit:
(a) to analyse and evaluate the extent of organised crime, corruption and money
laundering and its impact on the Union and its Member States and to propose
appropriate measures to enable the Union to forestall and counter these threats,
including at international, European and national level;
(b) to analyse and evaluate the current implementation of Union legislation on
organised crime, corruption and money laundering, and related policies, in order to
ensure that Union law and policies are evidence-based and supported by the best
available threat assessments, as well as to monitor their compatibility with fundamental
rights in accordance with Articles 2 and 6 of the Treaty on European Union, in particular
the rights set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and the
principles underpinning the Union's external action, in particular those set out in Article
21 of the Treaty;
(c) to examine and scrutinise the implementation of the role and activities of the
Union home affairs agencies (such as Europol, the COSI and Eurojust) working on
matters relating to organised crime, corruption and money laundering, and related
security policies;
(d) to address the issues referred to in its resolution of 25 October 2011 on
organised crime in the European Union, and notably paragraph 15 thereof(3) , as well as
in its resolution of 15 September 2011on the EU's efforts to combat corruption,
(e) to these ends, to establish the necessary contacts, make visits and hold
hearings with the European Union institutions and with the international, European and
national institutions, the national parliaments and governments of the Member States
and of third countries, and representatives of the scientific community, business and civil
society, as well as grassroots actors, victims’ organisations, the officials involved in the
daily fight against organised crime, corruption and money laundering, such as law
enforcement agencies, judges and magistrates, and civil society actors who promote a
culture of legality in difficult areas;
2. Decides, given that the powers of Parliament's standing committees with responsibility
for matters concerning the adoption, monitoring and implementation of Union legislation
relating to this area remain unchanged, that the special committee may make
recommendations regarding the measures and initiatives to be taken, in close
collaboration with the standing committees;
3. Decides that the special committee shall have 45 members;
4. Decides that the term of office of the special committee shall be 12 months, beginning
on 1 April 2012, with the possibility of extension; decides that the special committee shall
present to Parliament a mid-term report and a final report containing recommendations
concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken.
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(1) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0459.
(2) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0388.
(3) That paragraph reads as follows: ' 15. Intends to set up, within three months
of the adoption of this resolution, a special committee on the dissemination of criminal
organisations which operate across borders, including mafias, one of whose aims will be to
investigate the extent of the phenomenon and the negative social and economic impact it
has throughout the EU, including the issue of the misappropriation of public funds by
criminal organisations and mafias and their infiltration into the public sector, as well as the
contamination of the legal economy and financial system, while another aim will be to
identify a range of legislative measures in order to address this tangible and acknowledged
threat to the EU and its citizens; calls, therefore, on the Conference of Presidents to put
forward a proposal under Rule 184 of the Rules of Procedure‘.
Minutes
Tuesday, 11 December 2012 – Strasbourg
Decision of Extension
6. Mandate of the Special Committee on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money
Laundering
The President notified the House, under Rule 184, of the Conference of Presidents
recommendation to extend the mandate of the Special Committee on Organised Crime,
Corruption and Money Laundering.
Since no objection had been raised, the mandate of that Special Committee was extended
to 30 September 2013.
The following spoke: Rui Tavares and Sonia Alfano, Vice-President and President
respectively of the Special Committee.
Law enforcement in the EU
Within the 27 Member States of the European Union, there currently exist 96 law
enforcement agencies and authorities which act to fight against crime in all of its forms.
You can find a list of these agencies here.
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ORGANISED CRIME, CORRUPTION
& MONEY LAUNDERING
Full Members
Members of CRIM
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ORGANISED CRIME, CORRUPTION
& MONEY LAUNDERING
Substitute Members
ALBRECHT Jan Philipp DE Verts/ALE ANTONESCU Elena Oana RO EPP
ALFANO Sonia IT ALDE AYALA SENDER Inés ES S&D
BORGHEZIO Mario IT EFD BECKER Heinz K. AT EPP
BORSELLINO Rita IT S&D BELET Ivo BE EPP
BOZKURT Emine NL S&D BINEV Slavi BG EFD
CARONNA, Salvatore IT S&D BORISSOV Preslav BG EPP
CASTEX Françoise FR S&D CADEC Alain FR EPP
COELHO Carlos PT EPP VAN DE CAMP Wim NL EPP
COLMAN Trevor GB NI COSTELLO Emer IE S&D
DE JONG Cornelis NL Verts/ALE EHLER Christain DE EPP
DIAZ DE MERA GARCIA CONSUEGRA
Augustin
ES EPP ENGEL Frank LU EPP
ENCIU Ioan RO S&D GARGANI Giuseppe IT EPP
FAJMON Hynek CZ ECR GEBHARDT Evelyne DE S&D
FAJON Tanja SI S&D GOEBBELS Robert LU S&D
FLAŠIKOVÁ BENOVÁ Monika SK S&D GOERENS Charles LU ALDE
GABRIEL Mariya BG EPP GOMES Ana PT S&D
GALLO Marielle FR EPP HEDH Anna SE S&D
GIANNAKOU Marietta GR EPP HERCZOG Edit HU S&D
HANKISS Ágnes HU EPP IVANOVA Iliana BG EPP
HOHLMEIER Monika DE EPP JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli FI ALDE
IACOLINO Slavatore IT EPP KIIL-NIELSEN Nicole FR Verts/ALE
IOTOVA Illiana Malinova BG S&D JOLY Eva FR Verts/ALE
KIRKHOPE Timothy EN ECR KLINZ Wolf DE ALDE
LÓPEZ AGUILAR Jaun Ferando ES S&D KREOSSL-DÖRFLER Wolfgang DE S&D
McINTYRE Anthea GB ECR LA VIA Giovanni IT EPP
MACOVEI Monica Luisa RO EPP LUDFORD Sarah GB ALDE
MASTELLA Clemente IT EPP McCLARKIN Emma BG ECR
MATHIEU HOUILLON Véronique FR EPP MATO ADROVER Gabriel ES EPP
METSOLA Roberta MT EPP MIRSKY Alexander LV S&D
MITCHELL Gay IE EPP MORVAI Krisztina HU NI
MORAES Claude GB S&D MULDER Jan NL ALDE
NEWTON DUNN Bill GB ALDE NICHOLSON James GB ECR
PAKSAS Rolandas LT EFD PADAR Ivari EE S&D
PIRKER Hubert AT EPP PAPANIKOLAOU Georgios GR EPP
SCHMIDT Olle SE ALDE PROTASIEWICZ Jacek PL EPP
SKYLAKAKIS Theodoros GR ALDE ROATTA Jean FR EPP
SØNDERGAARD Søren Bo DK GUE/NGL SASSOLI David-Maria IT S&D
STAES Bart BE Verts/ALE SCHLYTER Carl SE Verts/ALE
TAVARES Rui PT Verts/ALE SIPPEL Birgit DE S&D
VOSS Axel DE EPP SONIK Boguslaw PL EPP
WEBER Renate RO ALDE STASTNY Peter SK EPP
WEIDENHOLZER Josef AT S&D TATARELLA Salvatore IT EPP
WEILER Barbara DE S&D YANNAKOUDAKIS Marina GB ECR
ZÁBORSKÁ Anna SK EPP ZIOBRO Zbigniew PL EFD
ZWIEFKA Tadeusz PL EPP
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BUREAU
Chair Ms. Sonia ALFANO 3 rd Vice-Chair Mr Timothy KIRKHOPE
1 st Vice-Chair Ms. Lliana IOTOVA 4 th Vice-Chair Mr Cornelis DE JONG
2 nd Vice-Chair Mr Rui TAVARES
COORDINATORS
EPP Ms. Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON ECR Mr James NICHOLSON
S&D Ms. Tanja FAJON GUE/NGL Mr Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD
ALDE Mr Bill NEWTON DUNN EFD Mr Mario BORGHEZIO
Greens
Mr Jan Philipp ALBRECHT
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Secretariat
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON ORGANISED CRIME, CORRUPTION & MONEY LAUNDERING SECRETARIAT
E-mail:
crim-secretariat@ep.europa.eu
Fax: 32330
Subscription
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your contact details and the subject "newsletter" to:
crim-secretariat@ep.europa.eu
CRIM-Website
Ms. Mariya GABRIEL (EPP)
Mr. Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS
(ALDE)
Ms. Rita BORSELLINO
(S&D)
Mr. Ollie SCHMIDT (ALDE)
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Documents Produced by the CRIM Special Committee
Documents by the Rapporteur
‣ Working Document on Organised Crime - Mr. Salvatore Iacolino (EPP)
‣ Working Document on Corruption - Mr. Salvatore Iacolino (EPP)
‣ Working Document on Money Laundering - Mr. Salvatore Iacolino (EPP)
‣ Draft Mid Term Report on Organised Crime, Corruption and Money Laundering - Mr.
Salvatore Iacolino (EPP)
Organised Crime:
The Authors List of Thematic Papers
‣ Asset confiscation as an instrument to deprive criminal organisations of the proceeds
of their activities – Mr. Mitchell (EPP)
‣ Drug cartels and their links with European organised crime – Mr. Diaz De Mera (EPP)
‣ Trafficking of human beings in the EU – Ms. Ayala Sender (S&D)
‣ Cybercrime - New investigation strategies and new technologies – Ms.McClarkin
(ECR)
Corruption:
‣ Corruption crimes in relation to public procurements – Ms. Gabriel (EPP)
‣ European funds and their use by organised crime – Ms. Weiler (S&D)
‣ Areas of systemic corruption in the public administration of the Member States and
measures in order to counter its negative effect for the EU – Mr. Skylakakis (ALDE)
‣ Corruption by private companies disturbing the level playing field in
the internal market – Mr. de Jong (GUE/NGL)
Money Laundering:
‣ Relationship between money laundering and tax evasion/havens – Mr.Tavares
(Greens/EFA)
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‣Money laundering, banks and finance – Mr. Borghezio (EFD)

Calendar of Meetings
Special Committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering
(CRIM)
Calendar of meetings
May - September 2013
May 2013
Monday, 27 May, 15:00-18:30
July 2013
Wednesday, 10 July, 9:00-12:30
Wednesday, 10 July, 15:00-18:30
Thursday, 11 July, 9:00-12:30
June 2013
Monday, 17 June, 15:00-18:30
Tuesday, 18 June, 9:00-12:30
Tuesday, 18 June, 15:00-18:30
September 2013
Tuesday, 17 September, 15:00-18:30
Timetable for the Mid-Term Report and Final Report
Timetable for the mid-term report:
07-05-2013 adopted by CRIM
13-06-2013 adoption by Plenary
Timetable for the final report:
30-05-2013 draft report submitted for translation
18-06-2013 presentation in the CRIM meeting
27-06-2013 deadline for amendments
10/11-07-2013 first consideration of amendments
09-09-2013 (extraordinary meeting) possibly, second consideration of amendments (tbc)
17-09-2013 adoption by CRIM
October II adoption by Plenary (tbc)
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Meeting Agenda 27.05.2013
PROVISIONAL DRAFT AGENDA
Meeting
Monday 27 May 2013, 15.00 – 17.30
Brussels
Room: Paul-Henri Spaak (4B001)
27 May 2013, 15.00 – 17.30
With the Council and Commission
1. Adoption of agenda
2. Approval of minutes of meeting of:
23 April 2013 PV – PE508.225v01-00
3. Chair’s announcements
4. Hearing on "Impact of organised crime, corruption and money laundering on the
EU's internal market" (see separate draft programme)
5. Any other business
6. Next meeting (s)
17 June 2013, 15.00-18.30
18 June 2013, 9.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30
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Hearing Programme 23.04.2013
HEARING PROGRAMME
27 May 2013 - 15.00 to 17.30
Impact of organised crime, corruption and money laundering on the EU's internal
market
Room PHS 4B001, Brussels
Opening by Ms Sonia Alfano, Chair of the Special Committee on organised crime,
corruption and money laundering.
• Cluster I - The Commission approach to organised crime, corruption and money
laundering affecting the internal market
I.1 (15.00 - 15.30)
Keynote speech: European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, Michel
BARNIER
I.2 (15.30 - 16.30)
Q & A session
• Cluster II - Selected internal market policies affected by organised crime,
corruption and money laundering - Public procurement, IPR/counterfeiting
II.1 (16.30 - 16.45)
Organised counterfeiting and product piracy as a threat to internal market integrity
Marius SCHNEIDER, Attorney-at-Law (Brussels bar), Chairman of the Anti-
Counterfeiting Committee of the European Communities Trademark Association
(ECTA) and
Rüdiger STIHL, Member of the Supervisory Board of Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG, Chair
of a German Association against Counterfeiting
II.2 (16.45 - 17.00)
The example of the BORKOR Project for preventing organised crime and corruption
from the public procurement market
Rolf SCHLOTTERER, Center for Prevention and Countering Corruption and Organised
Crime, Bulgaria
II.3 (17.00 - 17.30)
Q & A session
- end of hearing -
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