We cordially invite you to the international conference “Trends and Challenges in European and National Criminal Policy”, which will take place on Friday, April 4, 2025, at Vytautas Magnus University. Marking its fifth year, the international conference will seek to explore contemporary trends and issues in criminal policy, as reflected in European Union law and in the innovative criminal policy decisions adopted in Lithuania and other European countries.

During the conference, presentations will be delivered by representatives of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as by scholars and researchers from international and Lithuanian academic and research institutions. In addition to the main presentation sessions, the conference will also feature a variety of poster presentations organized by students and scholars from organising universities.

The conference is organized by the Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law at Vytautas Magnus University, the Law School at Mykolas Romeris University, and the Faculty of Law at Vilnius University.

Conference Date – April 4, 2025 (Friday), 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Conference Venue – Small Hall, Vytautas Magnus University (S. Daukanto St. 28, Kaunas).

Event Programme. Conference languages: English (Session I) and Lithuanian (Sessions II–III).

Online Registration Form for Participants. Participants who register at the conference venue will have the opportunity to receive certificates of attendance.

For more information: tf@vdu.lt

Organizing committee of the conference:

• Chair of the Organizing Committee Prof. dr. Edita Gruodytė, Faculty of Law at Vytautas Magnus University.
• Prof. dr. Jolanta Zajančkauskienė, Law School at Mykolas Romeris University.
• Dr. Skirmantas Bikelis, Law Institute of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences.
• Doc. dr. Ilona Michailovič, Faculty of Law at Vilnius University.