Jun172021

The AVAF participates in two working groups of the Neiwa Network

On June 10, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participated in the presentation of the conclusions of the two working groups that the European Network of Integrity Authorities and Alerters (NEIWA) has set up to address both external reporting channels and internal channels.

The AVAF has emphasized in both working groups the importance of anonymous reporting and establishing measures to ensure the confidentiality of the report, the development of the investigation and the identity of the complainant from any “third party”. The figure of the anonymous whistleblower and the confidentiality of the investigation are fully applicable, in the same terms, both in external channels and in internal reporting channels.

These conclusions and the contributions of the participants in the Neiwa Network will form part of the next declaration of this platform for cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experiences in the field of integrity and whistleblowing, which will soon be released.

Finally, remember that the NEIWA Network currently represents 21 member states and was created in May 2019. On the part of Spain, the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency are present at its meetings as full members.

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Jun172021

The TSJ-CV agrees the inadmissibility of the appeal of the Orihuela City Council against the AVAF resolution

València, June 14, 2021.- The Third Section of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community has agreed to the inadmissibility of the appeal filed by the mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, against the resolution dated March 2, 2021 of the Valencian Antifraud Agency in which it assumes the realization of an expert report that had been requested by the Court of Instruction No. 1 of Orihuela in the Preliminary Proceedings that it is instructing.
The TSJ-CV argues in its inadmissibility agreement that the resolution of the Valencia Antifraud Agency is part of a criminal procedure and that it is carried out at the request of an investigating court, so said action is not administrative in nature.
Likewise, the Court reiterates that, even if said act had an administrative nature, it would not be open to challenge either, since it cannot be considered in itself a definitive act or an essential procedure.
The Valencia Antifraud Agency has prepared the expert report requested by the Court of Instruction No. 1 of Orihuela in the actions it is carrying out, in accordance with the provisions of its regulatory regulations. In the context of carrying out criminal investigation proceedings, investigation of cases and holding trials, related to the functions of the Agency and its scope of action, it may collaborate with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Courts and the Tribunals, when so required. requires, through technical assistance and issuance of expert reports by the civil servant staff at their service, specialized in legal-administrative, economic, accounting and administrative control matters, and with in-depth knowledge of the administrations and their public sector and administrative procedures.

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Jun142021

The financial system and Covid-19

Unisocietat Conference in Requena, June 3, 2021

Within the collaboration agreement between the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and the University of València, the conference “The financial system and Covid-19” took place in Requena on June 3, given by the professor of Commercial Law at the University of València, Jaume Martí Miravalls.

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency regularly participates in the Unisocietat program because it is an instrument to carry out training activities in a decentralized manner where the citizens of the different regions and localities of the Valencian territory are the protagonists of the debates and reflections that are generated.

Anselm Bodoque, Head of the AVAF Training Service, presented the activity and Professor Jaume Martí analyzed the extraordinary measures adopted to alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Spanish financial system, based on general economic and legal budgets . After a brief explanation of the financial system, its regulation and classification, Professor Martí stopped on some of the main measures adopted, singularly, in the credit and securities market, and to avoid fraudulent situations.

The conference was face-to-face, respecting the anticovid measures stipulated by the pandemic. The attendees, 15 people from the UNISOCIETAT program in Requena promoted by the Office of the Vice President for Territorial Projection and Society of the University of Valencia, participated in the debate and showed great interest in the repercussions that the financial system has on people’s daily lives.

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