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11-04-2013 - Criminal Justice
A new call for proposals under the Hercule II Programme, Sector Training.
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20-03-2013 - Criminal Justice
Speech: Strengthening the basis for EU criminal law and judicial cooperation
European Commission Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Commissioner for Justice Speech: CRIM Special Committee, European Parliament/Brussels 19 March 2013 Honourable Members, Ladies and Gentlemen; A new criminal landscape is emerging in Europe.
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20-02-2013 - Criminal Justice
First yearly report on Judicial Training (2011)
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19-02-2013 - Criminal Justice
Commission proposal to protect victims of domestic violence EU-wide will become law
European MEMO Brussels, 19 February 2013 Commission Victims of violence, in particular domestic violence, will be able to count on EU-wide protection. Today, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers reached a political agreement on a proposal by the European Commission for an EU-wide protection order.
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05-02-2013 - Criminal Justice
Proposal to protect the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting
European Commission MEMO Strasbourg, 5 February 2013 Questions and Answers: Why do we need to protect the euro and other currencies? Counterfeiting of the euro and other currencies remains a concern throughout the European Union. The euro is particularly susceptible to counterfeiting on a transnational scale.
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13-11-2012 - Criminal Justice
Putting victims first: New rules on victims' rights to become law
European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 November 2012 A new European law to improve rights for an estimated 75 million crime victims across the European Union each year will be published in the Official Journal – the EU's statute book – tomorrow.
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25-10-2012 - Criminal Justice
Summary of replies to the Green Paper on detention
Strengthening mutual trust in the European judicial area - A Green Paper on the application of EU criminal justice legislation in the field of detention.
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04-10-2012 - Criminal Justice
Putting victims first: New European law improving rights for victims of crime has been adopted
European Commission Press release Luxembourg, 4 October 2012 European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, today welcomed the final adoption of a new European law which will improve rights for an estimated 75 million crime victims across the EU each year.
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12-09-2012 - Criminal Justice
Putting victims first: New European law improving rights for victims of crime has been adopted
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12-09-2012 - Criminal Justice
Putting Victims first: Commission welcomes European Parliament vote to improve rights for 75 million crime victims
European Commission MEMO Strasbourg, 12 September 2012 European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, today welcomed a vote by the European Parliament to back a new law improving rights for crime victims across the EU.
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12-09-2012 - Criminal Justice
Euronews: Crime victims - the lonely struggle
The Euronews episode of Right On focuses on victims' rights in the EU: Efforts are underway in Europe to make sure that victims do not also become victims of the system.
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25-07-2012 - Criminal Justice
Libor scandal: Commission proposes EU-wide action to fight rate-fixing
European Commission Press release Brussels, 25 July 2012 In the recent LIBOR scandal, serious concerns have been raised about false submissions of banks' estimated interbank lending rates. Any actual or attempted manipulation of such key benchmarks can have a serious impact on market integrity, and could result in significant losses...
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25-07-2012 - Criminal Justice
Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Amended Proposal for a Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Insider Dealing and Market Manipulation Joint ...
European Commission Background LIBOR scandal: why are we acting? These days we are again dealing with the effects of potentially criminal misconduct in the financial markets. This time it is about interest rate-rigging by banks.
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12-07-2012 - Criminal Justice
Protecting taxpayers' money: Commission proposes to strengthen use of criminal law against fraudsters
European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 July 2012 Misuse of EU funds for criminal purposes puts the EU's objectives of generating jobs and growth and improving living conditions at stake. With public finances under pressure throughout the EU, every euro counts.
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11-07-2012 - Criminal Justice
Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Protecting the EU's financial interests through criminal law Reding – Šemeta press conference/Brussels...
European Commission Today I am here with my colleague Algirdas, the EU’s anti-fraud Commissioner, to present the new EU rules that the Commission has just adopted to better equip us to fight against fraud damaging the EU budget.
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11-07-2012 - Criminal Justice
EU criminal law will protect taxpayers’ money against fraudsters
Criminal misuse of EU funds puts the EU's objectives of growth and jobs at stake. Throughout the EU, every euro counts. Proposed new rules will fight fraud against the EU budget by means of criminal law to better safeguard taxpayers' money.
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10-07-2012 - Criminal Justice
Victims' rights: EU Justice Commissioner Reding welcomes double vote of support from European Parliamentarians
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 10 July 2012 European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, today welcomed a vote by two European Parliament committees which supports the Commission's proposals to improve rights for crime victims throughout Europe.
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19-06-2012 - Criminal Justice
Developing a coherent EU Criminal Policy in line with Fundamental Rights: Commission gathers high-level experts
European Commission Press release Brussels, 19 June 2012 Today, Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner, opened the inaugural meeting of the expert group on EU criminal policy. Twenty high-level legal experts, academics and practitioners, are meeting to discuss and advise the European Commission on key questions of EU criminal...
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07-06-2012 - Criminal Justice
EU-wide right to information at arrest is now law
European Commission Press release Brussels, 7 June 2012 "You have the right to… - a Letter of Rights". A new law to ensure defendants' right to information during criminal proceedings throughout the European Union has been published in the Official Journal – the EU's statute book.
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19-11-2011 - Criminal Justice
Commission strengthens the justice and fundamental rights dimension of future EU budgets
European - Press release Commission Brussels, 15 November 2011 – People in Europe need to feel at ease when they live, travel, or shop in a Member State other than their own. They should be able to rely on access to justice no matter where they are in the EU.
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16-11-2011 - Criminal Justice
Supporting victims of crime. Play video
75 million Europeans each year become victims of crime. The European Union is guaranteeing their right to support, protection and access to justice. Wherever you are in the EU. Also, 8 million Europeans a year are accused or suspected of a crime. The EU is defending their rights to a fair trial: guaranteeing the right to information, translation and interpretation, access to a lawyer, and to contact their family and consulate when in another EU country.
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16-11-2011 - Criminal Justice
Fair trial rights: EU governments agree on the right to information in criminal proceedings
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 November 2011 – EU Member State representatives today agreed on a draft law that will ensure defendants’ right to information in criminal proceedings wherever they are in the EU.
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20-10-2011 - Criminal Justice
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market abuse
Investors who trade on inside information and manipulate markets by spreading false information or rumours may face sanctions under proposed EU-wide rules.
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20-09-2011 - Criminal Justice
Towards a reasonable use of criminal law to better enforce EU rules and help protect taxpayers' money
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 20 September 2011 – Fighting crime is a priority for Europeans (see Annex). Citizens expect that criminals cannot hide behind borders or exploit differences between national legal systems. At the same time, criminal law is still a relatively young field at EU level.
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08-09-2011 - Criminal Justice
Victims' rights factsheets
Throughout the EU, more than 75 million people are victims of serious crime every year. The following factsheets provide guidance for victims to safeguard their rights.
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20-06-2011 - Criminal Justice
European Commission seeks views on detention in the EU's area of justice
- Press release European Commission Brussels, 14 June 2011 – Europeans must have confidence that they will be treated to similar standards of protection no matter where they are in the European Union. EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding presented a Green Paper today asking 10 questions on how to strengthen...
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16-06-2011 - Criminal Justice
Environmental crimes: Commission asks 12 Member States to implement EU rules
European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 June 2011 - The European Commission has given 13 Member States two months to transpose EU rules laying down criminal penalties against sea pollution and other environmental offences.
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09-06-2011 - Criminal Justice
Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Putting Victims first – Better protection and support for victims of crime Conference "Victims of Crime...
Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be with you today to discuss victims rights. First of all, I want to thank the European Law Academy – ERA for organising this conference. I very much appreciate the central role of ERA in promoting knowledge and training on EU...
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08-06-2011 - Criminal Justice
European Commission to guarantee suspects’ rights to speak with a lawyer, inform family of arrest
- Press release European Commission Brussels, 8 June 2011 – A 22-year-old man went on holiday abroad to attend a football match. Following the game, he went to a bar with his friends. A riot broke out and he was arrested.
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01-06-2011 - Criminal Justice
European Commission welcomes foundation of the European Law Institute
- Press release European Commission Paris, 1 June 2011 – Viviane Reding, the European Union’s Justice Commissioner, marked the foundation of the European Law Institute as an important contributor to the EU’s wider goal of building a European area of justice.
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23-05-2011 - Criminal Justice
Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Moving Justice centre-stage Plenary session of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) Lux...
Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be taking part in your plenary this morning. I am conscious that I am the first Commissioner with dedicated responsibilities for the Justice portfolio. That brings with it the need to understand the concerns of the legal profession.
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19-05-2011 - Criminal Justice
Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Ensuring better protection of crime victims Press Conference Brussels, 18 May 2011
Any one of us can fall victim to a crime, be it at home, be it abroad. Just imagine that you walk out of your home, you go to the cinema, and you are attacked by two people. You are knocked down, punched in the face, they grab your wallet,...
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18-05-2011 - Criminal Justice
European Commission ensures better protection of crime victims
Brussels, 18 May 2011 A tourist from Poland is mugged and badly injured while visiting Paris. An Italian teenager is attacked outside a metro station in Helsinki. Throughout the EU, an estimated 75 million people may be victims of crime every year.
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18-05-2011 - Criminal Justice
Victims' rights: Frequently asked questions
Brussels, 18 May 2011 How many people are victims of crime in the EU? Crime can affect us all. In fact, many millions of people in the European Union fall victim to crime every year. According to Eurostat data, around 30 million criminal offences against persons or property, excluding minor...
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06-12-2010 - Criminal Justice
Fair trial rights: EU governments endorse law ensuring suspects’ right to information in criminal proceedings
IP/10/01/1652 Brussels, 3 December 2010 EU Member States today backed a draft law that ensures defendants’ right to information in criminal proceedings just four months after the Commission’s proposal (see IP/10/989). Suspects of a criminal offence will have to be informed of their rights in a language they understand.
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15-07-2010 - Criminal Justice
EU launches public consultation on improving rights of victims of crime and violence
Brussels, 15 July 2010 About 30 million serious crimes in the EU are reported annually. The EU supports cooperation to bring criminals to justice, but what happens to the millions of crime victims? Their devastating experience can be made worse by a difficult investigation or trial, an invasion of their...
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17-06-2010 - Criminal Justice
Procedural rights: European Parliament fully backs EU proposal for stronger rights in criminal proceedings
Brussels, 16 June 2010 European Union plans for rules ensuring translation and interpretation rights in criminal proceedings are one step closer to taking effect following approval by the European Parliament today. The Parliament voted with an overwhelming majority in favour of a strong draft law agreed during negotiations between the...
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09-03-2010 - Criminal Justice
European Commission acts to ensure fair trial rights in the EU
Brussels, 9 March 2010 From the Italian tourist involved in a traffic accident in Sweden who was not allowed to talk to an Italian-speaking lawyer during trial to the Polish suspect who could not see written translations of evidence used against him in a French court – unexpected barriers can...
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09-03-2010 - Criminal Justice
Right to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings – frequently asked questions
Brussels, 9 March 2010 1. What is the issue at stake? More and more Europeans travel, study and work outside their home country. 1 European Union citizens are entitled to "move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States," according to the EU Treaties.