PRIVILEGED Final Conference

Department of Law

Confidentiality, Privileges and Secrecy in the EU legal order: A Transversal Analysis

University of Luxembourg - Weicker Building

AbstractThe PRIVILEGED final conference brings together leading scholars, EU officials, and practitioners to explore one of the most pressing issues in European and cross-border administrative and criminal enforcement: the balance between confidentiality, secrecy, and professional privileges on the one hand, and effective investigations on the other. Hosted at the University of Luxembourg, this two-day event will present the key findings of the PRIVILEGED research project, which examines how professional privileges shape both administrative and criminal proceedings across EU Member States.Against this background, the conference will address critical questions: how should confidentiality be balanced with transparency? How do different branches of law - criminal, banking, financial, competition, and tax - approach the tension between enforcement powers, confidentiality, and procedural rights? Do professional privilege regimes operate consistently across these fields, or do they create fragmentation that affects the effectiveness of investigations? And ultimately, is harmonization at the EU level needed in this field - and what could it look like? 18 May 202613:00 Welcome lunch14:00 Welcome address14:10 Introduction to the PRIVILEGED project15:00 Panel 1Regards croisés on transparency and confidentiality:The European Union Legal Order (part I)16:30 Coffee break17:00 Panel 2Regards croisés on transparency and confidentiality:Focus on criminal justice18:30 End of day 1 19 May 20269:00 Panel 3Regards croisés on transparency and confidentiality:The European Union Legal Order (part II)11:00 Coffee break11:30 Panel 4Confidentiality, secrety and privileges: the enforcement approach13:00 Closing of the conference Venue:Weicker BuildingRoom A 401, fourth floor4, Rue Alphonse WeickerL-2721 Luxembourg Information:For any information, please don't hesitate to contact Lorenzo Bernardini (lorenzo.bernardini@uni.lu) Language:English The conference is free, but registration is mandatory.

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