FIGHTER - Fight Against International Terrorism. Discovering European Models of Rewarding Measures to Prevent Terrorism

Objectives

Realization of a comparative study on the evolution of the main “rewarding measures” in the selected Member States.

• Creation of one or more European models of rewarding measures for a future vertical harmonization.
• Verification of the operational limits of art. 16 of Directive 2017/541/EU (mitigating circumstances for repentant terrorists) and production of guidelines for its implementation.

Activities

• Data collection on the existing rewarding legislation in the selected Member States;
• Comparative analysis for the individuation of already-existing common model of rewarding measure;
• Feasibility study on the possibility to harmonize the rewarding measures for terrorists;
• Policy recommendations for the harmonization of rewarding measures for terrorists;
• Evaluation of the legislative possibilities in the activities of Art. 16 transposition;
• Development of guidelines for the transposition of Art. 16 of Directive 2017/541/EU.

Type and number of persons benefiting from the project

• Judges (400-600 persons);
• Prosecutors (400-600 persons);
• Law enforcement authorities (400-600 persons);
• Lawyers (300-500 persons);
• National authorities (40-50 persons);
• Academia (100-200 persons);
• Students (200-400 persons).

Expected results

• Raise awareness and knowledge of the practitioners involved in international terrorism prevention on the rewarding measures.
• Enhance judicial cooperation on terrorism prevention through the vertical harmonization of rewarding measures.
• Best application of art. 16 Directive 2017/541/EU.

Type and number of deliverables to be produced

• 14 “focus groups” (2 per each Unit’s Member State), divided in 2 sets;
• 1 final Conference;
• 8 Press conferences;
• 1 Final volume (200 copies, 2 languages);
• 1 Final e-book (PDF, 2 languages);
• 6 Newsletter;
• 1 Website.