Investigating European Fraud in the EU Member States

This book offers a detailed overview of the rules regarding criminal investigations into financial-economic criminality in the EU's main legal systems. These rules have become fundamental to the effective protection of the Union's financial interests. It undertakes a comparative study of six national legislatures (Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Poland, the UK) which serve as paradigms of the different judicial systems existing in the Union, in order to offer a complete overview of the different approaches to financial-economic investigation in the EU. The work is further enriched with cross–sectional essays that deal with the more general issues, such as data-protection and the future of investigations in the view of the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (or EPPO). This provides a wider perspective on the themes considered. The book also examines trans-national issues, providing essential context to the EU's legislative instruments intended to protect the financial interests of the Union.

Introduction Prof Dr Alessandro Bernardi and Prof Dr Daniele Negri PART I: The Fight against Financial-Economic Crime through Specialised Investigative Bodies 1. Dynamics and Operational Models of Financial-Economic Investigations in Italy Dr Fabio Nicolicchia 2. Investigating Economic Crimes in Spain: An Attempt to Find Order in Chaos Prof Dr Adán Nieto Martín and Dr Juan José González López PART II: Establishing Specifi c Competences in Prosecuting Financial-Economic Crime 3. Criminal Investigations in Financial-Economic Matters in France Dr Olivier Cahn PART III: The Role of Administrative Authorities in Investigating Financial-Economic Crimes 4. The Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Financial Crimes-Role and Function of Administrative Authorities in Germany Prof Dr Martin Böse 5. The Role of Fiscal Administrative Authorities in Poland Prof Dr hab Celina Nowak PART IV: Prosecuting Financial-Economic Offences Outside the Roman Legal System 6. The Dynamics of Investigating and Prosecuting Financial and Economic Crimes in the UK Prof Dr Valsamis Mitsilegas and Dr Theodora A Christou PART V: Final Cross-sectional Essays 7. Data Protection Issues in Transnational Financial-Economic Investigations Dr Francesco Morelli 8. Best Practices and Operational Models in Financial-Economic Investigations in Europe in View of the EPPO Prof Dr Daniele Negri Bookmark and Share Law News & Offers Manage preferences Book Collection Title Available on Bloomsbury Collections where your library has access. Read on Bloomsbury Collections About Author/Editor(s)/ Contributor(s) Alessandro Bernardi Alessandro Bernardi is Professor of Law at the University of Ferrara. Daniele Negri Daniele Negri is Profession of Law at the University of Ferrara.