Cross-Border Investigations Under the EPPO Proceedings and the Quest for Balance

  1. Bachmaier Winter, Lorena
Libro:
The European Public Prosecutor's Office: The Challenges Ahead

Editorial: Springer

ISSN: 2524-8049,  2524-8057

ISBN: 9783319939155,  9783319939162

Año de publicación: 2018

Páginas: 117-139

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93916-2_7 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office Regulation provides for a system of cooperation in cross-border evidence gathering based on the assignment of investigative measures to the assisting European Delegated Prosecutor. This will undoubtedly facilitate the obtaining and transmission of cross-border evidence in EPPO proceedings, although this system will have to be complemented with the other instruments of judicial cooperation in criminal matters as not all Member States will participate in the EPPO system. The aim of this contribution is to address some of the pending challenges in these cross-border investigations. First, I will discuss the rules provided in the EPPO Regulation and analyse them vis a vis the legal framework provided by the Directive on the European Investigation Order. And secondly, I will address the protection of the right to legal assistance in transnational criminal proceedings of the EPPO. While procedural safeguards are not regulated in the EPPO Regulation (it merely refers to the applicable EU Directives), I will argue that the minimum rights granted under the Directive on Access to a Lawyer cannot be deemed sufficient to ensure the position of the defence in EPPO proceedings in view of the principle of equality of arms.

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