Networking activities
Academic Subcommittee
This subcommittee is responsible for raising awareness in academia of the importance of EPPO in the fight against crime.
The aim is to keep the debate alive and open on how to improve and extend EPPO’s expertise to other areas of substantive criminal law.
Chair
Alejandro Hernández López
Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure at the University of Valladolid (former research fellow ‘Margarita Salas’)
Ilaria Sticchi
Secretary of the College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).
Enrico Traversa
Professore di diritto del lavoro europeo ed Ex direttore del gruppo “Giustizia” del Servizio giuridico della Commissione europea
Members:
Daniela Barlocco
Dorel Herinean
Siena Hoban
Giulia Silvia Scalmana
Pierangelo Seri
Ferdinando Sorbilli
Alessio Vergnano
Andrea Zappalaglio
Siena Hoban
Herinean Dorel
Viola Ludovica Alma Melone
Angelo Salimbeni
Activities
Case C-328/24: a new perspective regarding the judicial review of the EPPO’s acts
Author: Luca Zappaterra Committee: Academic Committee Date: 05/06/2026 On 16 April 2026, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Case C-328/24, Mincu Pătrașcu Brâncuși. This ruling has a significant impact on the debate around the compatibility of Article 42 of...
EPPO investigating regarding a corruption case in the university institution
Author: Luca Zappaterra Committee: Academic Committee Date: 27/03/2026 The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has filed a request for precautionary measures against 16 individuals in Naples, including university professors, researchers from Italian academic...
Interpretation of the EPPO Regulation: A new wave of preliminary references to the CJEU
Author: Marta Ramat Committee: Academic Committee Data: 26/03/2026 After the first two seminal rulings in G.K and Others (C-281/22) and EPPO (C-292/23) – both synthesised on this blog here and here – the ECJ has recently been seized of three new preliminary references...
Italy at the Epicentre of Europe’s Anti-Fraud Offensive
Author: Ilaria Sticchi Committee: Academic Committee Date: 06/03/2026 Italy has emerged as the central theatre in Europe’s fight against fraud against the EU budget, according to the 2025 Annual Report of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), published on...
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