{"id":1754,"date":"2011-11-16T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T18:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euroalter.local\/news\/european-alternatives-runs-transnational-forum-on-legality-and-struggle-against-mafias-in-europe-in-sofia\/"},"modified":"2011-11-16T19:23:01","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T18:23:01","slug":"european-alternatives-runs-transnational-forum-on-legality-and-struggle-against-mafias-in-europe-in-sofia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euroalter.com\/fr\/european-alternatives-runs-transnational-forum-on-legality-and-struggle-against-mafias-in-europe-in-sofia\/","title":{"rendered":"European Alternatives runs transnational forum on ‘Legality and struggle against mafias in Europe’ in Sofia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\tNovember 19, 2011<\/strong>
\tThe Red House,\u00a0Sofia (Bulgaria)
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\tTransnational forum<\/strong>
\tLegality and struggle against mafias in Europe!<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\tA transnational response to the transnational phenomenon of organised crime<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Many Europeans are aware that the threat of organised crime on society today is as devastating as terrorism. Organised crime gets entangled with local and national politics and it hinders the economic and social development of several member states. Several mafia groups are increasingly becoming transeuropean, and we are more than ever needed to coordinate actions to fight mafias\u00a0locally and globally and (re)establish the rule of law at every level of social, economic and political life.
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This forum introduces the case of the transnationality of Italian mafias talking about the trafficking of waste across Europe, which is hereby presented as a paradigmatic example of the process of Europeanisation of the mafia and its effects on society. The documentary “Toxic Europe”, the winner of the “Best international Organised Crime Report (BIOCR)” award 2011, a section of Premio Ilaria Alpi ,will be broadcasted as an introduction to the topic. Environmental crimes will also be addressed from a different point of view – that of urban speculation linked to mafia power – posing the case study of Spain.
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The transnationality of European mafias will be then addressed in a second topic, which is that of financial crimes: where do the money raised by the organised crime end up? The Balkans and Italy will be taken as case studies by a number of experts.
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Moreover the forum will address some possible solutions that could be adopted around Europe to fight the mafias in a more effective way. Confiscation of goods and properties illicitly acquired by organised crime groups is a tool used by several countries, but not everywhere in Europe. Furthermore, making these goods become “public property” to be used for social purposes, as the Italian law legislates, could be proposed as a model for other EU member-states.
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The conclusions reached in the forum will be then presented in the final round of the program “People, power and participation” which will take place on 30 November 2011 in Brussels at the European Parliament, so to raise an interest in national and European MPEs and try and develop a common strategy to fight mafia at a European, if not global, level.<\/p>\n

For pdf format of press release, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\tPROGRAM<\/strong><\/span>
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\t12:00 <\/strong>
\tRegistration, welcoming and networking<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\tLight refreshment available
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\t*
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\t13:00<\/strong>
\tIntroduction<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tPeople, Power, Participation: the Journey to Sofia<\/strong>
\tAlessandro Valera, European Alternatives Italy<\/p>\n

\t*<\/p>\n

\tWhy a final forum in Bulgaria?<\/strong>
\tRosen Dimov, Flare Network<\/p>\n

\t*<\/p>\n

\tEnvironmental crimes, financial crimes and confiscation: overview of the day<\/strong>
\tCecilia Anesi, Toxic Europe
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\t*
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\t13.30 > Part 1<\/strong>
\tEnvironmental Crimes in Europe: <\/strong>
\tthe new frontier of transnational organised crime<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\tDiscussion moderated by Cecilia Anesi
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\t13.30 <\/strong><\/span>
\tEnvironmental crimes are a business: waste trafficking from Italy to Europe<\/strong>
\tCecilia Anesi, freelance investigative journalist co-author of “Toxic Europe”
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\t13. 45 <\/strong><\/span>
\tScreening of the documentary “Toxic Europe”<\/strong>
\tHow toxic waste is trafficked across Europe by Italian mafias
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\t14. 15 <\/strong><\/span>
\tHow corruption in small municipalities affect democracy and the environment: the case of Spain<\/strong>
\tNacho Gonz\u00e1lez, lawyer of De Amicizia (Law firm specialised in the environment).
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\t14.30 <\/strong><\/span>
\tOpen discussion<\/strong>
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\t*<\/p>\n

\t15:00<\/strong>
\tCoffee Break<\/p>\n

\t*<\/p>\n

\t15:15 > <\/strong>Part 2<\/strong>
\tFrom environmental crimes to financial crimes: <\/strong>
\twhat happens to the money illegally raised by mafia groups?<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\tDiscussion moderated by Rosen Dimov
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\t15:15<\/strong><\/span>
\tFinancial crimes in Europe: the role of mafias<\/strong>
\tMarjola Rukaj, journalist of Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
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\t15:30 <\/strong><\/span>
\tPolitical corruption, organised crime and money-laundering: the case of Bulgaria<\/strong>
\tIva Pushkarova, international criminal law researcher specialised in organised crime, Justice and Development Fundation
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\t15:45<\/strong><\/span>
\tMoney laundering: the case of Cosa Nostra’s investment in real estates<\/strong>
\tFebo Ulderico della Torre di Valsassina, Universiy of Camerino
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\t15:55<\/strong><\/span>
\tOpen discussion<\/strong>
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\t*
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\t16:15 ><\/strong>Part 3<\/strong>
\tWhat can civil society do? <\/strong>
\tConfiscation as a powerful tool to fight the organised crime in Europe.<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\tDiscussion moderated by Luigi Cornaglia
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\t16:15 <\/strong><\/span>
\tOverview of confiscation laws in the EU<\/strong>
\tLorenzo Bodrero, FLARE Network – Fabrice Rizzoli, FLARE Network France
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\t16:30<\/strong><\/span>
\tThe experience of Serbia<\/strong>
\tVladimir Ceklic, Head of Department Directorate for Management of Confiscated Assets,
\tMinistry of Justice Serbia
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\t16:45<\/strong><\/span>
\tThe experience of Bulgaria<\/strong>
\tIvanka Ivanova, Open Society Institute
\tIva Pushkarova, Justice Development Foundation
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\t17:05<\/strong><\/span>
\tThe experience of Germany<\/strong>
\tLuigi Cornaglia, Mafia Nein Danke
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\t17:15<\/strong><\/span>
\tOpen Discussion<\/strong>
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\t*<\/p>\n

\t17:30 <\/strong>
\tCoffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t*<\/p>\n

\t17:45 > <\/strong>Part 4<\/strong>
\tTake Action:<\/strong>
\tcan coordinated action on these themes be developed across Europe?<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\tModerated by Alessandro Valera
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\t17:45<\/strong><\/span>
\tDiscussion on themes <\/strong>
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\t19:00<\/strong><\/span>
\tWorking groups<\/strong>
\tParticipants split in working groups according to interest to plan the first step of a European campaign
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\t20:00 <\/strong>
\tConclusions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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