The objective of FORCE is to examine the variation among EU MSs in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805.

Turin, Piedmont
Joined September 2022
Enhancing #judicialcooperation is vital for implementing EU Regulation for confiscation and freezing orders across EU MS. Yet, practical challenges persist for #judges & public #prosecutors. Learn more in FORCE's analysis ➡ projectforce.eu/findings/
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📑 FORCE's research team analysed the implementation of Regulation 🇪🇺 2018/1805 in 25 MS & identified the practical challenges in the national implementation & the most relevant domestic legislation that practitioners should be aware of. Read more 👉 projectforce.eu/findings/
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👥 The FORCE team is developing Common Standards and Recommendations to support compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/2015 on freezing & confiscation orders. Stay updated and get the guidelines by subscribing to our newsletter 👉 projectforce.eu/
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⚠ The Council of Europe warns that the recovery of proceeds from crime across states remains insufficient. To effectively dismantle criminal networks and operations, #EU MS should improve cross-border #cooperation among law enforcement authorities coe.int/fi/web/portal/-/stat…
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👥Criminals transfer assets across jurisdictions, making it tough to trace & confiscate them. #AssetRecovery limits criminal operations & dismantles networks. FORCE's aim is to help #EU governments with #judicial cooperation. 💡Learn more at projectforce.eu/
💶 Financial gain drives organised crime. 🔎 Identifying & confiscating the criminal assets from international criminal networks is a top Europol priority. ➡️ But what are criminal assets & how do we recover them? Swipe for more.

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📑FORCE created resources to help legal practitioners in cross-border #assetrecovery by illustrating the required actions for issuing and executing a #confiscation order. This is in line with our goal of bridging the gaps between legal systems within the #EU. Check it out 👇
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📝 As part of its objectives to bridge the gaps between legal systems across the EU, FORCE developed materials demonstrating the necessary steps to issue and execute a freezing order. Take a look at the step-by-step process 👇 #EU #assetrecovery #SecurityEU #criminaljustice
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⚖️Reg. 2018/1805 created internal rules/practices, but implementation varies across 🇪🇺MS. Our 🔜 report aims to bridge the gaps by highlighting national provisions & support authorities in investigating cross-border crimes. Stay tuned 👉 projectforce.eu/ #FORCEproject
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Key to successful implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 is reducing differences & improving #coordination between nations. Our report aims to bridge non-harmonized legal systems & support investigations of cross-border crimes. Stay tuned👉 projectforce.eu/
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FORCE: Freezing and Confiscating Оrders retweeted
✅ This joint investigation is a great example of how the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on #confiscation and #freezing orders strengthens the cross-border #cooperation against criminal activities across the #EU. Learn more👉 projectforce.eu/
🚨 Call centres selling fake crypto taken down in Bulgaria, Serbia & Cyprus. 🪙 The criminal organisations lured 🇩🇪 victims to invest over EUR 2 million in bogus crypto investment websites. Details ⤵️ europol.europa.eu/media-pres…
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⚖ This case will serve to showcase the level of cooperation and trust between #LawEnforcement and #JUDICIAL authorities across the #EU and their capacity to effectively implement the relevant legal framework on #asset #recovery - Regulation (EU) 2018/1805.
Greek authorities have frozen the assets of the family of European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili, who was charged yesterday with corruption in a scandal related to influence peddling by World Cup host Qatar. bit.ly/3VRwhdq
Success stories like the 🇪🇸&🇩🇪 operation are not the norm in recovery of #IllicitAssets. @AssetRecoveryEU intends to fill the gap of harmonized rules and practices on CFO 👉 projectforce.eu/ europol.europa.eu/media-pres…