Committee on Legal Affairs
Inter-Parliamentary Committee Meeting
Implementation of the Directive on the Protection of the
Environment through Criminal Law
4 JUNE 2025, 14.30 – 16.30
ANTALL 6Q2, European Parliament
Brussels
14.30
Welcome words
Ilhan Kyuchyuk
Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
General issues related to the implementation of the Directive
Keynote speech/Introduction to the topic
Michel McGrath (or a representative)
Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection
The experience of countries with the transposition of qualified criminal offenses
into national law – the case of Belgium
The experience of countries with the transposition of criminal liability for legal
persons into their national legal systems
- the case of Germany
Debate
Cross-border aspects and cooperation practices among Member States
Keynote speech/Introduction to the topic
Jessika Roswall (or a representative)
Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
National enforcement authorities’ experience in cooperating with EU Agencies to
tackle environmental crimes - the case of Italy
Cooperation among Member States in tackling cross-border environmental crimes
- the case of Slovenia
Debate
Closing remarks
Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
End of meeting
AZ
Session 1:
14.35
14.45
14.50
14.55
Session 2:
15.30
15.40
15.45
15.50
16.25
16.30