Promoting a consistent approach to prosecuting environmental crime across Europe.
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New ENPE President - Rob de Rijck takes over from Anne Brosnan
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ENPE & UCC Joint Conference 10-11 October 2024, Cork, Ireland
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New Environmental Crime Directive (EU) 2024/1203 published
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ENPE delivering training at ERA workshop
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ENPE Waste & Illegal Pesticides Working Group workshop 07-08 December 2023 Tallinn, Estonia
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Four Networks Conference 2023 - Carabinieiri Officers School, Rome, Italy
Latest News
On 10th and 11th of October ENPE and University College Cork (UCC) held a joint conference on environmental crime in Cork, Ireland.
The latest ENPE newsletter - Issue 22 - has been published and is available for download. Please see below for the full version in pdf format.
Directive (EU) 2024/1203 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on the protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directives 2008/99/EC and 2009/123/EC has been published and is available here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202401203
This Directive is an important step in the development of environmental criminal law.
ENPE President Anne Brosnan and ENPE Supporting Member Teodor Nita participated in the European Academy of Law (ERA) training workshop on EU legislation to combat Wildlife Crime and Illegal logging in Trier, Germany on the 5th and 6th of February.
Presenting background information on EU environmental law, with case studies included, the training was well received by the delegates who comprised prosecutors and regulatory specialists from across the EU.
Wildlife Crime
A working group exploring the major issues of interpretation, practical application, evidence gathering and quantification of damage to the environment that hinder efficient and effective prosecution...
Waste & Pesticides
From its establishment in 2015, the working group has exchanged experiences and best practices in combating violations of the EU Waste Shipment Regulation.
Pollution
The Pollution working group was set up to explore the various issues experienced by prosecutors arising from non-compliance with industrial emissions and other major accident hazard laws across Europe.
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ENPE Background
In September 2012, in Brussels, representatives from prosecuting bodies in seven European countries came together to establish the European Network of Prosecutors for the Environment (ENPE). The meeting was attended by representatives from the Environment Agency for England, and from similar bodies in Sweden, France, Belgium, Ireland and Germany.
Become a member
This website is designed to increase collaboration between environmental prosecutors and to improve the way environmental crime is prosecuted across Europe. Membership is open to any organisation involved in prosecuting environmental crime across Europe. Please follow the link below to learn more about how you can gain access to this resource.