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Contact Catalogue 2020 2 0 1 9 EPAC/ EACNCONTACT CATALOGUE WE NETWORK AGAINST CORRUPTION We network against corruption. No liability for the accuracy of data in this catalogue is assumed. Should you come across false or outdated information please contact the EPAC/EACN Secretariat. All details included in this catalogue are based on the information received from EPAC/EACN member and observer authorities in 2019. 3 EPAC/EACN CONTACT CATALOGUE 2019 Table of Content Table of Content PREFACE 7 SELF-DESCRIPTIONS 115 Albania 116 INTRODUCTION 9 Austria 117 Azerbaijan 118 Belgium 119 OVERVIEW 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 121 Bulgaria 121 Albania 14 Croatia 124 Austria 16 Cyprus 124 Azerbaijan 18 Czech Republic 125 Belgium 19 Denmark 126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22 Estonia 127 Bulgaria 23 Finland 128 Croatia 26 France 128 Cyprus 28 Germany 129 Czech Republic 30 Greece 130 Denmark 34 Hungary 132 Estonia 37 Ireland 133 Finland 40 Italy 135 France 41 Latvia 135 Georgia 45 Lithuania 136 Germany 46 Luxembourg 137 Greece 49 Malta 138 Hungary 50 Moldova 138 Ireland 53 Montenegro 141 Italy 56 Netherlands 141 Latvia 60 North Macedonia 142 Lithuania 61 Norway 142 Luxembourg 65 Poland 142 Malta 67 Portugal 144 Montenegro 68 Romania 144 Netherlands 69 Serbia 148 North Macedonia 72 Slovakia 149 Norway 73 Slovenia 151 Poland 74 Spain 152 Portugal 78 Sweden 155 Republic of Moldova 82 Ukraine 157 Romania 84 United Kingdom 157 Serbia 89 OLAF 159 Slovakia 91 Slovenia 93 Spain 96 Sweden 102 DECLARATIONS, CONSTITUTIONS & COUNCIL DECISION 163 Ukraine 105 Declarations 164 United Kingdom 106 Constitutions 185 OLAF 111 Council Decision 189 Kosovo * 112 EPAC/EACN Members Map 192 RAI 113 * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.» 4 5 EPAC/EACN CONTACT CATALOGUE 2019 Preface Dear colleagues, It is my great pleasure to herewith provide you with the 15th edition of the EPAC/EACN Contact Catalogue: It assembles facts and figures on our membership based on the input we have received throughout the year. You can find the latest version of the Contact Catalogue and further information on our website www.epac-eacn.org. With most of 2019 having passed, I am proud to say that we can already look back on a number of successful EPAC/EACN events. On 7 February, the EPAC/EACN Board held its first meeting of the year, which was mainly dedicated to an exchange on the follow-up actions to be taken in response to the views and expectations expressed by member organizations at the 18th EPAC/ EACN Annual Professional Conference in Rust, Austria, on the (current) functioning of the networks and possibilities of further cooperation. The second EPAC/EACN Board meeting in early May, generously hosted by ACA Vice-President Mati Ombler, then focused on the preparations for this year’s EPAC/EACN Annual Professional Conference and General Assembly to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 10 to 12 December 2019. Another important milestone of the year was the start of the EPAC/EACN Working Group “EU Integrity”, jointly implemented by the State Criminal Police Office of North Rhine-Westphalia (LKA NRW), the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA), the Anticorruption General Directorate of the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs (DGA) and the Austrian Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK), each hosting one sub-working group (SWG) with a focus on a particular aspect. By the end of November, each SWG will have held its first meeting, with further work continuing in 2020 and 2021. I take this opportunity to thank all SWG hosts as well as participants in the respective sessions for their efforts and active contributions. Finally, we are soon nearing the highlight in our networks’ events calendar, the Annual Professional Conference and General Assembly. As mentioned above, this year it will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, under the title “Understanding the underlying mechanisms of corruption – global challenges and preventive measures”, and I would like to express my particular thanks to the Special Investigations Department of the Swedish Police Authority for generously hosting this major event. Without a doubt, it will provide another important platform for exchange among our members on topical issues, and I already look forward to lively discussions in different formats. Vienna, November 2019 Andreas Wieselthaler President of EPAC/EACN 6 7 Part 1 1 INTRODUCTION 9 EPAC/EACN CONTACT CATALOGUE 2019 Introduction Introduction EPAC AND EACN – NETWORKS AGAINST CORRUPTION General Information The Contact Catalogue The European Partners against Corruption (EPAC) and European contact-point network against corruption (EACN) The EPAC/EACN Contact Catalogue 2019 provides an overview of all police oversight bodies and anti-corruption authorities are independent forums for anti-corruption and police oversight practitioners. While EPAC was initiated in 2001 and which make up EPAC and EACN. It outlines essential information about them, such as their contact details, powers, subsequently established in 2004, EACN grew out of EU Council Decision 2008/852/JHA of October 2008 as a more formal competences, and structures. network based on EPAC’s preexisting structures. Having started out as a small unconventional forum, today EPAC brings together more than 70 anti-corruption authorities and police oversight bodies from Council of Europe and European Union All information and descriptions contained were provided by the anti-corruption authorities and police oversight bodies on Member States. EACN comprises a total of more than 50 anti-corruption authorities from EU Member States. The European a voluntary basis. Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is a member of both networks, while the European Commission, Europol and Eurojust are fully associated with the activities of EACN. The Contact Catalogue also presents the EPAC and EACN constitutions and the annual declarations jointly adopted by them, providing background information on the history, mandate and accomplishments of the networks. Together, EPAC and EACN provide a platform for practitioners to exchange expertise and information, assist each other, and cooperate across national borders, both on a practical and professional level. In line with their respective constitutions, EPAC and EACN also advocate international legal instruments and offer assistance to other bodies for establishing transparent, efficient mechanisms. Their overall goal is to contribute to police oversight and the global fight against corruption through dialogue and joint efforts. 10 11 Part 2 2 OVERVIEW 13 EPAC/EACN CONTACT CATALOGUE 2019 ALBANIA ALBANIA General Prosecution Office Internal Affairs Service and Complaints (IASC) Prokuroria e Pergjitheshme SHERBIMI PER ÇESHTJET E BRENDSHME DHE ANKESAT (SH.Ç.B.A) EPAC Member EPAC Member HEAD OF AUTHORITY Adriatik LLALLA, Prosecutor General HEAD OF AUTHORITY Muhamet RRUMBULLAKU, General Director of Internal Affairs Service and Complaints POINT OF CONTACT Rovena GASHI, Director/Directory of Foreign International Directory POINT OF CONTACT Oriana ELMAZI, Chief of Analyst Sector and Archives ADDRESS Prokuroria e Përgjithshme, Rr: „Qemal Stafa“, No. 1 ADDRESS Internal Affairs Service and Complaints, Ministry of Internal Affairs 1000 Tirana “Skenderbej” Square, No.3, Tirana, Albania ALBANIA Sherbimi per Çeshtjet e Brendshme dhe Ankesat, HoA Ministria e Puneve te Brendshme HoA Sheshi “Skenderbej”, Nr. 3, Tirane, Shqiperi Phone: +355 42 234850 Fax: +355 42 229085 Mobile: +355 69 411 3123 Phone: +355 42 222 450 E-Mail PoC: [email protected] Fax: +355 42 222 450 E-Mail Office: [email protected] Mobile: +355 69 41 59 999 [email protected] E-Mail PoC: [email protected] and Website: www.pp.gov.al PoC [email protected] PoC E-Mail Office: [email protected] THE ORGANISATION IS SUBORDINATE TO Website: www.shcba.gov.al f The General Prosecutor‘s Office of the Republic of Albania is an independent constitutional body THE ORGANISATION IS SUBORDINATE TO f IACS is a public legal person, a special structure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, directly under the Minister. THE ORGANISATION REPORTS TO f The Parliament on the status of criminality THE ORGANISATION REPORTS TO f Minister of Interior POWERS AND TASKS OF THE ORGANISATION f The Prosecutor‘s Office exercises criminal prosecution and represents the accusation in court in the name of the state. It exercises its powers through the prosecutors. Prosecutors POWERS AND TASKS OF THE ORGANISATION are organized and operate near the judicial system as a centralized organ. f Investigation powers f Inspection powers f Handling of citizens’ complaints THE ORGANISATION HAS COMPETENCE FOR f Integrity test f The GP issues orders and instructions for carrying out the duties conferred by law. It proposes the total number of the prosecutors, their appointment, transfer, promotion or THE ORGANISATION HAS COMPETENCE FOR discharge to the President of the Republic. It represents the GPO in relations with third f Investigation of complaints against employees of Structures parties. f Investigation of criminal perpetrated by employees of Structures f Inspection of the Structure to assess the compliance to the law in carrying out the duties THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS OR BODIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE ORGANISATION f 21 Prosecutor‘s Offices of Judicial Districts THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS OR BODIES ARE SUBJECT TO THE ORGANISATION f Prosecutor‘s Office for Severe Crimes in Tirana f Albanian State Police f 7 Appeal Prosecutor‘s Offices f Guard
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