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The Department of Law of the 8xav�������� of Luxembourg invites you to a conference on emerging challenges in the EU anti-fraud enforcement

Abstract

This 2-day conference takes place at a pivotal moment, as the EU’s anti-fraud framework undergoes significant redefinition and recalibration. Two main forces drive this transformation: institutional change, including an evolving enforcement architecture, new competencies for OLAF, the growing role of the EPPO, and the arrival of new actors such as the Anti-Money Laundering Authority; and technological advancement, from the collection and analysis of electronic evidence to the application of AI in fraud investigations. The conference’s primary goal is to examine in depth this rapidly shifting landscape of fraud investigation, bringing together legal professionals, policymakers, and academics, and featuring contributions from both leading practitioners and prominent researchers in the field.

Language

English.

This is a free conference. Registration is mandatory.

Programme

Thursday, 20 November 2025

• 09.15 – 09.30

  Welcome address and introduction to the conference

  • Katalin Ligeti, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg
  • Frank Michlik, Head of Unit Legislation and Policy, OLAF

• 09.30 – 09.45

  The Future of the Anti-fraud Architecture: Introduction to the conference

  Stanisław Tosza, Associate Professor in Compliance and Law Enforcement, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg

• 09.45 – 10.15

  Keynote address: The EPPO perspective on the changing anti-fraud architecture: looking beyond and navigating the pitfalls

  Miranda de Meijer, European Prosecutor, EPPO, Professor (European) Public Prosecution, 8xav�������� of Amsterdam

• 10.15 – 11.00

  Gathering electronic evidence from online services providers in administrative punitive proceedings – presentation of the comparative study and policy recommendations

  Discussants:

  • Stanisław Tosza, Associate Professor in Compliance and Law Enforcement, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg
  • Salomé Lannier, Postdoctoral researcher / MSCA Fellow, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg

• 11.00 – 11.15

  Coffee break

• 11.15 – 12.30

  Panel 1: Gathering electronic evidence from online services providers in administrative punitive proceedings – solutions in national legal system

  Chair: Niovi Vavoula, Associate Professor and Chair in Cyber Policy, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg

  Discussants:

  • Dominik Brodowski, Professor for Europeanization, Internationalization and Digital Transformation of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Saarland 8xav��������, “Germany”
  • Juhana Riekkinen, 8xav�������� Lecturer, 8xav�������� of Lapland, “Finland”
  • Giulia Lasagni, Associate Professor, 8xav�������� of Bologna, “Italy”
  • Aart de Vries, Assistant Professor, Utrecht 8xav��������, “The Netherlands”

• 12.30 – 13.30

  Lunch break

• 13.30 – 15.00

  Panel 2: The anti-fraud landscape in transition

  Chair: Gert Vermeulen, Professor of (International & European) Criminal Law, Ghent 8xav��������

  Discussants:

  • Marta Laszuk, Deputy Head of the Legal Unit, OLAF, “OLAF: current legal challenges and future perspectives”
  • Luca De Matteis, Head of the Legal Service, EPPO, “EPPO: current legal challenges and future perspectives”
  • Karolina Kremens, Professor and the Director of Digital Justice Centre, 8xav�������� of Wrocław, “Between Reform and Resistance: The Challenges of the EPPO in Poland”
  • Katalin Ligeti, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg, “Between national procedural law and Union oversight: the emerging jurisprudence of national courts on the EPPO procedural acts”

• 15.00 – 15.15

  Coffee break

• 15.15 – 16.45

  Panel 3: The anti-fraud landscape in transition (continued)

  Chair: Katalin Ligeti, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg

  Discussants:

  • Georgia Theodorakakou, Doctoral researcher, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg, “Has the EPPO tilted the scale of justice? A critical look at the changing roles of prosecutors and judges and its impact on procedural guarantees”
  • Zlata Đurđević, Professor, Zagreb 8xav��������, “Sovereignty or Impunity: Jurisdictional Conflict between European and National Prosecution of the Political Elite”
  • Katia Villard, Professor, 8xav�������� of Geneva, “A supranational anti-money laundering authority: perspectives and challenges”
  • Vanessa Franssen, Professor, 8xav�������� of Liège, “The establishment of the EU Customs Authority: Softly but effectively stepping up the fight against customs fraud?”

• 16.45 – 17.45

  Panel 4: Roundtable: The present and the future of the Anti-Fraud Landscape

  Chair: John Vervaele, Professor in European Criminal Law, College of Europe, Bruges, and Emeritus Professor, Utrecht 8xav��������

  Discussants:

  • Valsamis Mitsilegas, Professor and Dean of the School of Law and Social Justice, 8xav�������� of Liverpool
  • Michiel Luchtman, Professor, Utrecht 8xav��������
  • Araceli Turmo, Associate Professor, Nantes 8xav��������

Friday, 21 November 2025

• 09.00 – 09.30

  Keynote address: Evolving anti-fraud landscape; reaction to policy developments

  Salla Saastamoinen, Acting Director-General , OLAF

• 09.30 – 11.00

  Panel 5: Fraud in transition: responding to old and new forms of criminality

  Chair: Thomas Wahl, Senior Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

  Discussants:

  • Maxime Lassalle, Associate Professor, 8xav�������� of Burgundy, “The EU anti-fraud architecture and the 6th AML package”
  • Denise Boriero, Doctoral researcher, 8xav�������� of Milan and Collaborator, Centre of Security and Crime Sciences, 8xav�������� of Trento and 8xav�������� of Verona & Beatrice Panattoni, Post-doctoral researcher, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg, “From Paper Trails to Data Flows: Comparative Insights from a EU CYBER-VAT Study”
  • Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Professor, LUISS 8xav��������, “Mitigating the EU Funds Curse: Smart Anticorruption for the 21^st&�Բ�����;���Գٳܰ���”
  • Nicola Ruccia, Associate Professor, 8xav�������� of Sannio, “The balance of powers in the anti-fraud measures regarding the Recovery and Resilience Regulation”

• 11.00 – 11.15

  Coffee break

• 11.15 – 12.45

  Panel 6: Enforcement challenges in the anti-fraud procedures

  Chair: Gintaras Švedas, Professor, Vilnius 8xav��������

  Discussants:

  • Serena Quattrocolo, Professor, 8xav�������� of Turin, “Preventing and Investigating: new digital and legislative tools to fight PIF crimes”
  • Sławomir Steinborn, Professor of Criminal Procedure, 8xav�������� of Gdańsk, President of the Court of Appeal of Gdańsk, “Can European Delegated Prosecutor take part in court proceedings via videoconference? Remote participation in cross-border criminal proceedings regarding PIF cases”
  • Vincenzo Mongillo, Professor, 8xav�������� of Rome “Unitelma Sapienza”, “Confiscation for the Protection of EU Financial Interests: Lessons from the Italian Experience in the Light of EU Law and ECtHR Case Law”
  • Elżbieta Hryniewicz-Lach, Professor, Adam-Mickiewicz-8xav�������� in Poznań, “Protecting the EU’s financial interests through asset confiscation”

• 12.45.- 13.00

  Closing of the conference

  Stanisław Tosza, Associate Professor in Compliance and Law Enforcement, 8xav�������� of Luxembourg

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