Language: English

Organiser: ERA (Ramin Farinpour)

Event number: 317R21

Objective

This annual conference will analyse the latest developments in the European Union’s response to the threat of terrorism, with a focus on the follow-up to the adoption of EU Directive 2017/541 on combating terrorism, the ongoing implementation of the European Agenda on Security, as well as the European Commission’s latest proposals to tackle violent radicalisation leading to terrorism, terrorist financing and the freezing of assets.

Key topics

• Actions implemented since the adoption of EU Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism, especially in relation to terrorist offences, offences related to terrorist groups and activities, as well as specific measures of protection and assistance to victims of terrorism
• Measures to improve cross-border cooperation in relation to the exchange of information, investigations, arrests and prosecutions
• Dealing with radicalised individuals and foreign fighters
• Latest developments regarding the EU Action Plan for strengthening the fight against terrorist financing, money laundering and asset recovery
• Counter-terrorism and human rights in the case law of the European Court of Human RightsSpeakers

  David Bénichou*, Examining Magistrate, Section for Investigations of Criminal Cases, Counter-terrorism and Violations of State Security, Court of First Instance, Paris
  Jeroen Blomsma, Policy Officer, Terrorism Financing Entity, Terrorism and Radicalisation Unit, DG Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels
  Radoslav Dimov*, European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg
  Ramin Farinpour, Senior Lawyer, Course Director, European Criminal Law Section, ERA, Trier 
  Nils Hänninger, Director, Division for Police Issues, Ministry of Justice, Stockholm
  Philippe de Koster, Director, Belgian Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (FIU-CTIF-CFI), Brussels
  Michal Nešpor, Policy Officer, Freedoms and Justice Department, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Vienna
  Sabrina Noel, Federal Magistrate, Terrorism Section, Federal Prosecution Service, Brussels
  Florentino-Gregorio Ruiz Yamuza, Senior Judge, Appeal Court of Huelva; Member of the Spanish Judicial Network for International Cooperation in Criminal Matters 
  Andrew Silke*, Professor, Head of Criminology/Director of Terrorism Studies, School of Business and Law, University of East London
  Sir John Saunders, Vice Chairman of the Parole Board for England and Wales; former High Court Judge, London
  Karl-Fred Völlmecke, Specialist, European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC), Europol, The Hague
  Speaker, Eurojust, The Hague
  Speaker*, Guardia Civil, Madrid
  Speaker*, European Internet Forum, Brussels

  *invited