EVENT OVERVIEW

The VIRTUE National Workshops bring together high-level experts in the area of anti-tax crime and anti-corruption to explore and discuss burning issues affecting the select jurisdictions: Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

During the workshop, and through a series of questions, several experts were called upon to provide critical evaluations based on their professional experience about the relation between tax crimes and corruption. The discussion aimed at shedding light on systemic weaknesses within the context of contrasting such criminal phenomena from a legal and practical perspective.

In particular, each workshop is divided into two main sessions. The firts session is devoted to the exploration of the following topics:

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•  The phenomenon of tax crimes;

•  The complexity of the legal system and adequacy of the legal definitions;

•  The potential deficiencies of the legal system;

•  The sectoral vulnerabilities to fraud and corruption in the area of taxation.

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The second session offers a special focus on these additional topics:

• The role of professionals as enablers of economic crime;

• Institutional corruption and undue influence on the political decision-making process;

• Effectiveness and limits of investigative powers and anti-tax crime/corruption strategies;

• Attribution of corporate criminal liability and settlement procedures;

• The relevance of whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection.