Shaping the Future of the EU Anti-Fraud Architecture: An Open Debate
The final event of the BETKONEXT – Better Knowledge for the Next Generations Project (Grant Agreement no. EU 101140537, P.I.: Prof. Aldo Sandulli) brings together members of the Italian and international research units to discuss the project’s results and future perspectives.
9:30 am Welcome Speeches
Antonio Gullo Deputy Rector for Education and Dean of the Undergraduate School, Luiss
Representative from the National Committee for Combating Fraud against the EU COLAF, Department for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy, and the National Recovery and Resilience Plan
Aldo Sandulli Luiss
10:00 am Introductory Speech
Peter Lindseth UConn School of Law
Protecting the EU’s Financial Interests under the NGEU Model: Member States Compliance and the Limits of Commission Capacities
10:30 am Roundtable - How Has the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests Changed Since the Introduction of the Next Generation EU Initiative?
Moderator
Maurizio Bellacosa Luiss
Presentations
Francesco Albore Head of Unit OLAF.A.5 - Shared Management and Recovery and Resilience Facility III - Operations and Investigations, European Anti-Fraud Office
Alberto Pioletti Prosecutor, European Public Office
Carlo Alberto Manfredi Selvaggi Member of the European Court of Auditors
Walter Negrini Head of the Normative and Institutional Collaborations Service, Italian FIU
Silvia Di Giamberardino Manager at the Anti Fraud and Risk Compliance Office, Agea
12:15 pm Q&A
12:30 pm Concluding Speech
Francesco Bilancia Sapienza University of Rome
The Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests: When National Governments Challenge the Rule of Law
1:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm 1st Afternoon Session - The Protection of the EU’s Financial Interest Across Legal Disciplines: Current Challenges
Moderator
Cristina Fasone Luiss
Speakers
Maurizia De Bellis Tor Vergata University
EU’s Financial Interest and their Protection: the Relationship with the EU’s Economic Governance
Maciek Serowaniec Toruń University
Future Evolutions in the Relationship Between Rule of Law and Financial Interest
Oscar Capdeferro Villagrasa Barcelona University
The Relationship Between the Protection of EU’s Financial Interests and New Technologies
Conclusions
Nicola Lupo Luiss
3:00 pm 2nd Afternoon Session - Results from the Comparative Study: Recommendations for the Future of the Governance Concerning the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests - National Declinations of the Role of the AFCOS Vis à Vis Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2013/833: What Art. 12a Provides and Should Provide
Moderator
Col. Cruciano Cruciani Deputy Head, National Antifraud Coordination Service (Italian AFCOS)
Presentations
Aleksander Krzemień Head of Unit, Unit for Irregularities, Department for Audit of Public Funds (Polish AFCOS)
Sofía Viñayo Fernández Deputy Head, National Antifraud Coordination Service (Spanish AFCOS)
María del Mar Rodríguez Polack Research Analyst and Team Leader, National Antifraud Coordination Service (Spanish AFCOS)
Michiel Vervloet Head of Unit, Directorate-General Economic Inspection, C6 Fraud– Unit Coordination of the Fight Against Economical Fraud (Belgian AFCOS)
Conclusions
Elisabetta Tatì Tor Vergata University
4:15 pm Concluding Reactions of the Research Team Vis à Vis the BETKONEXT Policy Brief
Moderator
Alessandro Nato Teramo University
Speakers
Krystyna Bakthina
Noelia Betetos Agrelo
Natalia Daśko
Camilla Ramotti
Giorgio Ardizzone
Marco Bevilacqua
Emanuele Birritteri
Alessandro Gerarldi Virgili
Scientific Committee: Prof. Aldo Sandulli; Prof. Alessandro Nato; Dr. Camilla Ramotti; Dr. Elisabetta Tatì
With the Support of the Technical Secretariat of the Italian AFCOS: Colonel Cruciano Cruciani, Lieutenant Vincenzo Branchi.