Central Means of Payment Antifraud Office (UCAMP)
A Community strategy
to protect the Euro in the Mediterranean area
Action Plan on Exchange Assistance and Training for the Protection of the Euro against Counterfeiting
Pericles Programme
Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ghana, Egypt, France, Italy, Jordan, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, the
Netherlands, the Republic of San Marino, Senegal, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and the Vatican City State.
Rome, 18 -20 November 2014
Ministry of Economy and Finance
RGS – Conference Room
Via XX Settembre, 97 Rome
18 November 2014
9:00 AM
Welcome speech
10:30 - 10:50
Participants’ registration
ON. Enrico Zanetti, Undersecretary of the Italian Ministry of
Economy and Finance, Italy
Introduction
10:50 - 11:10
Ms. Letizia Radoni, Bank of Italy - “Bank of Italy supervisory
role against euro counterfeiting”.
11:10 - 11:30
Colonel TST Giovanni Avitabile, Guardia di Finanza, Italy“Organised Crime and Counterfeiting: the experience of Guardia di
Finanza and way forward”.
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 12:20
Mr. Luca Pierini, European Commission/European Antifraud
(OLAF) - “The role of the European Commission in protecting the
euro, latest developments at European level”.
12:20 – 12:40
Mr. Armin Greif, European Central Bank -“The European Central
Bank actions to protect the Euro”.
12:40 – 13:00
Q&A
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
Session I
Counterfeiting techniques. Technical and statistical data
14:30 - 14:50
Mr. Antonio Adinolfi, Director, Central Means of Payment
Antifraud Office (UCAMP), Ministry of Economy and Finance,Italy
" Analysis of statistical data".
15:10 - 15:30
Mr. Francesco Lo Voi, Eurojust –“Transnational investigations
regarding Euro counterfeiting: the experience of Eurojust”.
Mr Jeroen Peeters, Europol - “The role of Europol as being
European Central Office for countering Euro counterfeiting”.
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
*16:00 - 17:30
Side-Meeting with Algeria, Egypt, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia,
ECB and OLAF
14:50 - 15:10
19 November 2014
9:00 - 10:00
Session II
Workshop A
(10:00 – 17:30)
Workshop B
(10:00 – 17:30)
Participants’ registration
Workshops
topic: Role of the Central banks and financial
intermediaries in fighting the counterfeiting of the euro
and other currencies
discussion: the comparison of the anti-counterfeiting legislations.
The security features. The authentication of Euro Banknotes/Coins
and detection of counterfeit money. The methods to step up the
fight against counterfeiting. Share of best practices, evaluation
previous Pericles programme.
topic: Criminal investigations – case studies – lesson
learnt – improve police cooperation regarding currency
counterfeiting
discussion: case studies regarding relevant criminal cross– border
investigations carried out by national law enforcement
administrations: lesson learnt – best practices – Network among
specialized units fighting against currency counterfeiting. Statistics
about crime. Expertise and technical support for investigations and
operations. International cooperation against transnational crime.
Seizure and confiscation. The role of technical assistance.
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee break
20 November 2014
09:00 – 09:30
Participants’ registration
Session III
Italian Legal framework
09:30 – 09:50
Ms. Rita Camporeale, ABI - “Cash use and cash handling in
Italy: ABI's role”.
09:50 – 10:10
Mr. Stefano Grossi - Alessandra De Castro, Sogei Spa – “New
tool – Click view”
10:10 – 10:30
10:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:20
Mr. Nello Rossi, Prosecution Office of Rome, Italy –
“Italian and Member States prosecutor cooperation issues”.
Coffee break
Mr. Piero Marraffa, UCIFM, – Ministry of Interior, Central
Office of Currency Counterfeiting (UCIFM), Italy - “Analysis and
coordination of investigations”.
11:20 – 13:00
Q&A
13:00 – 14.30
Lunch
14:30 – 15:30
Summarizing results and conclusions from
workshops A / B
Distribution of certificates of participation
15:30 - 17:30
Guided visit to the State Mint and Polygraphic Institute
permanent Exibition Hall of Medals and Coins located inside
the Building.