ECENA TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAMME ON ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME 27-28-29 April 2009, Budapest/ Eger Hungary DAY 1: 27 th April, Monday Topical Module 1. Environmental Crimes: general context and investigation Chair: Mr. Mihail Dimovski Venue: Hungarian Judge Training Academy, Room: Deak Ferenc (Magyar Birokepzo Akademia), Budapest XII. Toth L. u. 6. Start Finish Topic Speaker Sub topic and Content 8:30 9:00 Registration 9:00 9:05 Opening remarks Mr. Mihail Dimovski, Topic Area Leader Law, Enforcement and 9:05 09:15 Opening ceremony, introduction of trainers and participants and agenda Compliance, REC Mr. Laszlo Haraszthy, State Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Water, Hungary 9:15 10:30 Environmental crimes: general context 9:15 10:15 Mrs. Anna Karamat, policy officer, European Commission DG ENV 10:15 11:00 Mr. Zoltan Illes Professor, CEU 11:00 11:15 Coffee break 11:15 12:00 Mr. Zoltan Illes Professor, CEU Directive 2008/99/EC on the protection of environment through criminal law and the applicable penalties Water Waste 1
12:00 13:00 Mr. Istvan Bodony, Prosecutor, General Prosecutor s Office Hungary 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:00 Mr. Sandor Fulop, Ombudsman for future generations (HU) 15:00 15:45 Mr. Karl Freuenberg, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Austria 15:45 16:00 Coffee break 16:00 16:45 Mr. Srdjan Susic, REC Environmental crimes at local level 16:45 17:00 Q&A 17:00 Departure to Eger 19:30 Welcome dinner in Eger Challenges in prosecution of environmental crimes: illustration of pactical examples General aspects of environmental crime in Hungary. The role of the ombudsman of future generations. Illustration of available best practices: Checklists for soil water and ground pollution, as well as regarding car wrecks 2
DAY 2: 28 th April, Tuesday Topical Module 2. Investigation techniques and international aspects of environmental crimes Chair: Start Finish Item Speaker Sub Topic 9:00 9:35 Investigation techniquesthrough case studies Mr. Alfred Wahlmüller, Criminal Intelligence Service of Upper Austria Case presentation concerning endangering the environment through spilling biodiesel illegally into a natural resource area for drinking water. The study shows how to properly investigate. 9:35 10:10 Mr. Alfred Wahlmüller, Criminal Intelligence Service of Upper Austria 10:10 10:45 Exchange of information Mr. Frans Geysels, Belgian police, Chair Interpol s Pollution Crimes Working Group 10:45 10:55 Coffee break 10:55 11:35 Mr. Frans Geysels, Belgian police, Chair Interpol s Pollution Crimes Working Group 11:35 12:20 Transboundary aspects of environmental crimes Mr. Mr. Zoltan Illes, CEU/ Mr. Gergely Banhegyi 12:20 13:00 Mr. Mr. Zoltan Illes, CEU/ Mr. Gergely Banhegyi 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 14:30 Mr. Mihail Dimovski, REC Case presentation concerning proper investigation concerning industrial incidences. Updates of the projects implemented by Interpol Case study on waste (waste-products used in the production of egg-products) causing a health problem - court decision in first instance The exchange of information general approach and using the ECO-form Interpol The cyanide pollution of the Tisza river: illustration of the case Illegal hunting/ pouching Obstacles and limitations in prosecuting environmental crimes 3
14:30 Case studies by the participant Presentation of a environmental crime cases by the participant countries countries 14:30 14:50 Mr. Pavel Dzubera and Case by the Czech republic Mr. Jan Auer Environmental Inspectorate of the Czech republic 14:50 15:05 Presentation of a environmental crime case in one of the participant countries (Croatia) 15:05 15:20 Presentation of a environmental crime case in one of the participant countries (Serbia) 15:20 15:30 Coffee break 15:30 15:45 Presentation of a environmental crime case in one of the participant countries (Kosovo) 15:45 16:00 Presentation of a environmental crime case in one of the participant countries (Turkey) 16:00 17:30 Group exercise In 2 groups Follow-up to the cases presented by the participant countries: Group exercise focusing on detection and investigating environmental crimes. Presentation of main findings of the two groups 17.30 End of training 18:00 Optional: Sight Seeing of Eger 4
DAY 3: 29 th April, Wednesday Topical Module 3. Combating Illegal logging: general aspects and site visit Start Finish Item Speaker Sub Topic 7:45 Leave to the Bük National Park, Felsotarkany 8:30 8:50 Illegal logging Mrs. Aniko M-Nemeth, Illegal logging: general aspects and presentation of the project implemented by REC REC 8:50 9:20 Mr. János Pap, Investigations on illegal logging Police Colonel, County Deputy Chief Captain 9:20 10:00 Mr. Istvan Kondor, Presentation of a case on illegal logging Director of the Forest Authorities 10:00 10:20 Coffee Break 10:20 10:40 Mr. Laszlo Pallagi, Presentation of a case on illegal logging Mr. Laszlo Nahoczki Director of Eger Forest (Eger Erdo Zrt.) 10:40 11:00 Mr. Jozsef Duska Mr. Attila Bartha, Bük National Park Detection of illegal logging/ administrative steps to combat IL 11:05 12:00 Leaving for site visit: illegal logging 12:00 13:00 Site visit 13:00 13:30 Leaving for lunch 13:30 14:30 Lunch: Lovas Etterem, Szalajkavölgy 17:00 Arriving at Budapest Authorities 5