The EuroMed Justice Programme (EMJ) has organised a workshop between Belgian and Lebanese authorities on the international exchange of information for the detection and recovery of criminal assets. The activity was held in Brussels on 1-3 February using the new Technical Assistance Facility (TAF) tool. A delegation of seven judges and prosecutors from Lebanon, one of the South Partner Countries (SPCs), met with representatives of the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the Federal Police, the Central Organ for Seizure and Confiscation (OCSC) and the Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (CTIF).
The two countries shared their experiences on inter-institutional cooperation and coordination between financial intelligence units – the central bodies for the management of seizures – and law enforcement and judicial authorities in order to improve international judicial cooperation.
The EMJ programme brings together the most relevant stakeholders to develop a sustainable cross-regional mechanism of judicial cooperation in criminal matters between EU Member States and the seven SPCs: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and Palestine.*
The workshop will further contribute to the overall objectives of EMJ by supporting cross-Mediterranean judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
* This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.
Source: Eurojust
