The new directive on the violation of union restrictive measures in the context of the EPPO

• Autores: Peter Csonka
• Localización: Eucrim: the European Criminal Law Associations' fórum, ISSN 1862-6947, Nº. 1, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: The European Public Prosecutor‘s Office: potentials and challenges), págs. 76-80
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article outlines the new Directive on the violation of Union restrictive measures (EU sanctions), adopted on 24 April 2024. This legislation, initiated by the European Commission in the aftermath of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, above all aims to harmonise across the Member States criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU sanctions, to strengthen the enforcement of EU sanctions, and to facilitate the confiscation of assets subject to EU sanctions. Lastly, the article examines the possible extension of the competence of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) to the criminal offences harmonised by the new Directive.