Summary
The workshop was jointly organised by two European projects, namely EVIDENCE2e-CODEX and “Electronic Xchange of e-Evidences with e-CODEX” (EXEC), with the participation of the e-Evidence project led by the European Commission. The three projects are working together to achieve a common goal: exchange digital evidence in a digital manner, among Competent Authorities in the EU Member States and beyond, under the EIO/MLA instruments.
The workshop was focused on several aspects:
Actions and progress on the legal issues for EIO and MLA in MSs;
Practical labs for the use of the Reference Implementation Portal (provided by EC) and the Evidence Exchange Standard Package Application (provided by EVIDENCE2e-CODEX) over e-CODEX (provided by EXEC);
Interactions between the Evidence Exchange Standard Package Application and the Reference Implementation Portal.
66 technical and legal experts from the digital justice community took part in the event to discuss and test the three projects' applications. 17 Member States, EUROJUST and EJN were represented in the hands-on exercises providing feedback and recommendations for improvement of the tools.
Venue
The event took place in the premises of Hotel Londra in Florence, Italy, located at Via Jacopo da Diacceto, 16, Florence, Italy.
Agenda
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Registration & welcome coffee |
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EVIDENCE2e-CODEX & EXEC projects’ overview |
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| 09:30 – 10:00 |
Welcome by EVIDENCE2е-CODEX Project Coordinator Maria Angela Biasiotti, CNR-IGSG, Italy Overview of the EVIDENCE2е-CODEX project and aims of the Joint Merging Views Workshop Maria Angela Biasiotti, CNR-IGSG, Italy Overview of the EXEC project and the contribution of the Joint Merging Views Workshop to EXEC Georg Garstenauer, Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice, Austria |
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Legal activities: outcome, issues, obstacles in EIO/MLA implementation in MSs |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 |
Actions and progress on legal issues for EIO and MLA in MSs Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici, University of Groningen, the Netherlands |
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e-Evidence Digital Exchange System and Reference Implementation Portal |
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10:30 – 11:30 |
Updating, progress and future actions Cristian Nicolau, European Commission Djamila Ben Miloud, European Commission |
| 11:30 – 11:45 |
Coffee Break |
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Technical activities: Evidence Exchange Standard Package (EESP) application |
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| 11:45 – 12:15 |
EESP interaction with the e-Evidence Digital Exchange System/Reference Implementation Portal Fabrizio Turchi, CNR-IGSG, Italy |
| 12:15 – 13:00 |
EESP demo – Exporting Evidence Packages to the e-Evidence Digital Exchange System/Reference Implementation Portal Nikolaos Matskanis, CETIC, Belgium |
| 13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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EESP use in different EIO & MLA contexts |
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| 14:00 – 14:45 |
Prospective EESP use scenarios and solutions Mattia Epifani, CNR-IGSG, Italy |
| 14:45 – 16:15 |
Panel: Legal and technical implications of EESP use based on presented scenarios |
| 16:15 – 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:30 – 17:00 |
Brief wrap-up of the first day and presentation of the next day |
| 19:30 |
Social Dinner (Restaurant Belcore, via dell'Albero, 28) |
Thursday, 26 September 2019
In collaboration with EXEC and e-Evidence projects
09:00 – 09:15 |
Registration for the day |
09:15 – 09:30 | Introduction to the trying out sessions Maria Angela Biasiotti, CNR-IGSG, Italy |
| 09:30 – 10:15 | e-Evidence and EESP Tools: basic training for the trying out session Djamila Ben Miloud, European Commission Fabrizio Turchi, CNR-IGSG, Italy |
| 10:15 – 11:15 | Trying out the e-evidence tools (EESP, Reference Implementation Portal) Participants can try out the technical platforms for three different scenarios: a) requesting an EIO; b) processing a request; c) transmitting electronic evidence and replying to a request. |
11:15 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Trying out the e-evidence tools (EESP, Reference Implementation Portal) Reverse perspective (participants change their role in the test): a) requesting an EIO; b) processing a request; c) transmitting electronic evidence and replying to a request. |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
13:30 - 15:45 | Panel: Feedback on tools - technical and legal reflections Cristian Nicolau, Djamila Ben Miloud, Reference Implementation Portal Mattia Epifani, Fabrizio Turchi, Nikolaos Matskanis, EESP Application Maria Angela Biasiotti, Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici, Legal aspects Requesting an EIO (language choices, executing authorities, focus, proportionality considerations) Processing a request (clarity, resources etc.) Transmitting electronic evidence and replying to a request (size, platform, interoperability issues, access for lawyers etc.) |
15:45 – 16:00 | Online questionnaire on EESP application |
16:00 – 16:15 | Coffee Break |
16:15 – 16:45 | Panel: Road mapping exercise Recommendations and measures to enhance the exchange process in the future |
16:45 – 17:00 | Conclusions |
Resources
- Overview of the EVIDENCE2е-CODEX project and aims of the Joint Merging Views Workshop - Maria Angela Biasiotti, CNR-IGSG, Italy
- pdf, 2.3 MB
- Overview of the EXEC project and the contribution of the Joint Merging Views Workshop to EXEC - Georg Garstenauer, Ministry of Constitutional Affairs, Reforms, Deregulation and Justice, Austria
- pdf, 1.4 MB
- Actions and progress on legal issues for EIO and MLA in MSs - Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- pdf, 5.4 MB
- Updating, progress and future actions - Cristian Nicolau, Djamila Ben Miloud, European Commission
- pdf, 1.8 MB
- EESP interaction with the e-Evidence Digital Exchange System/Reference Implementation Portal - Fabrizio Turchi, CNR-IGSG, Italy
- pdf, 3.6 MB
- EESP Application Overview & Demo - Nikolaos Matskanis, CETIC, Belgium
- pdf, 2.3 MB
- Prospective EESP use scenarios and solutions - Mattia Epifani, CNR-IGSG, Italy
- pdf, 2.8 MB
- Panel: Legal and technical implications of EESP use based on presented scenarios
- pdf, 1.1 MB
- eEDES Hands-on Exercise
- pdf, 187 KB
- EESP Hands-on Exercise
- pdf, 3.6 MB
- Panel: Feedback on tools - technical and legal reflections
- pdf, 1.1 MB
- Joint Merging Views Workshop, 25-26 Sept 2019, Agenda
- pdf, 253 KB
- EVIDENCE2e-CODEX: Evidence Exchange in a Nutshell
- pdf, 805 KB
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