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11th Conference on the Criminal Prosecution of Corruption

Focal Topic: Environmental Crime

For the eleventh time, Transparency International Germany and thje Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung are jointly organizig the conference on the prosecution of corruption. The aim of this conference is to explain current challenges of combating corruption from the perspective of law enforcement and to discuss possible solutions. To this end, each conference is dedicated to a specific topic.

In 2025, we want to focus on the phenomenon of environmental crime.



Public Part of the Conference: 9th October 2025, 9:30-16:00 hrs, FES Berlin

 

 

Contact

Marius Müller-Hennig

Jan Christoph Ansorge

recht-und-sicherheit(at)fes.de

In cooperation with

Programme

Registration

Welcome

Dr. Sabine Fandrych, Executive Member of the Board of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

Alexandra Herzog, Chairwoman of Transparency Germany

Keynote and Q+A (English)

The Current Situation of Organized Environmental Crime in Europe in 2025

Jürgen Ebner, Deputy Executive Director of Europol

Panel 1 (English)

International Cooperation to combat environmental crime in the EU and Beyond

Dr. Miroslav Angelov, European Commission, Directorate General for Environment

Jan MacLean, National Member for Germany at EUROJUST

Jennifer Scotland (tbc), Research Analyst, Organised Crime and Policing, Royal United Services Institute

Yulia Stange, former Director,  Nature Crime Alliance

 

Moderation:

Brice Böhmer, Climate & Environment Lead, Transparency Intenrational

Lunch Break

Keynote and Q + A (German, simultaneous Interpretation)

The national legal framework for combating environmental crime in 2025

Dr. Johannes Dimroth, Permanent Representative of the State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection

Panel 2 (German, simultaneous interpretation)

Unvcovering and prosecuting organized environmental crime in Germany - Where we stand with regard to the implementation of the EU-directive and what else is needed?

Lukas Benner, Member of Parliament and the Committee on Internal Affairs for the parliamentary faction of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Sebastian Fiedler, Member of Parliament and Spokesperson for Internal Affairs of the SPD Parliamentary Faction

Marta Orosz, Journalist ZDF

Johannes Zahnen, Senior Officer Forest Policy, WWF Germany

 

Moderation:

Bettina Stehkämper, Journalist DW

Conclusion and Outlook

Margarete Bause, Member of the Board of Transparency International Germany

Max Ostermayer, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

End of Conference


Registration for the Conference

For in person participation, please register via the registration link 

Simultaneous interpretation German-English will be provided.

If you have any questions regarding accessibility, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time: Recht-und-Sicherheit(at)fes.de

Date and time

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Hiroshimastraße 28
10785 Berlin

Thursday, 9 October 2025
09:30 a.m. - 15:15 p.m.

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