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ECA Unsatisfied with Transparency and Traceability in RRF
According to the ECA's special report of 6 May 2026, information on recipients, actual costs and results achieved under the current Recovery and Resilience Facility is insufficient. Gaps in transparency and traceability must be taken into account in the negotiations on the future EU budgets. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight ECA: EU’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund Remains Vulnerable to Fraud
In a Special Report published on 11 February 2026, the European Court of Auditors found that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) continues to suffer from weaknesses in the detection, reporting and correction of fraud cases. Read more
EU
ECA Opinions on Next MFF: "Many Changes May Not Make the Budget Better"
This news item summarises the "overview document" by the European Court of Auditors which summarises the main risks and challenges of the Commission's proposals on programmes for the next EU funding period 2028-2034. The Court issued a dozen opinions in the first quarter 2026. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight AG: The Commission Was Not Allowed to Release Funds for Hungary
n her Opinion, published on 12 February 2026 in Case C-225/24 (Parliament v Commission), Advocate General (AG) Tamara Ćapeta proposes that the Commission’s decision to release EU funds withheld from Hungary be annulled. Read more
EU
Rule of Law
European Parliament
Commission
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight CoE Opens New Convention on Environmental Crime for Signature
On 3 December 2025, the Council of Europe opened the Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (CETS No. 228) for signature, marking a significant step in the development of international legal tools to address environmental crime. The new convention seeks to strengthen criminal justice responses to serious environmental harm and promote closer cooperation between states in the investigation and prosecution of such offences. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
Council of Europe
Environmental Crime
Overview of the Latest DMA Developments : November 2025 – February 2026
This overview continues regular reports in eucrim on the current developments in the implementation of the Digital Markets Act, the EU's legislative framework to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector regulating gatekeepers. Read more
EU
Legislation
Digital Space Regulation
EPPO College Partial Renewal in 2026
On 11 February 2026, the Council appointed two new European Prosecutors to the EPPO: Jennifer Vanderputten for Belgium and Pavel Zeman for the Czech Republic. Jennifer Vanderputten has been European Delegated Prosecutor and EPPO's coordinator for the Brussels office. She is also a specialised lawyer … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Andrés Ritter Succeeds Laura Kövesi as European Chief Prosecutor
This news item informs of the appointment and selection process of the new European Chief Prosecutor at the EPPO. The European Parliament and the Council agreed that German European Prosecutor Andrés Ritter will succeed Laura Kövesi whose mandate will end at the end of October 2026. Read more
EU
European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Commission Presents New ProtectEU Counterterrorism Agenda
On 26 February 2026, the European Commission presented a new ProtectEU agenda to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremism in the EU. The agenda aims to update the Union’s response to an evolving threat landscape, including online radicalisation, the growing involvement of minors, the misuse of new technologies, and increasing links between terrorism, organised crime, and hostile foreign interference. Read more
EU
Security Union
Terrorism
Operation Alice Exposes Fraudulent CSAM Platform
On 9 March 2026, a global operation led by German law enforcement authorities and supported by Europol targeted a major dark web network known as "Alice with Violence CP". Taking place from 9 to 19 March across 23 countries, the operation initially focused on the … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
JIT to Focus on Deportation of Ukrainian Children
At the beginning of March 2026, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on alleged core international crimes in Ukraine, established in March 2022 (➝ eucrim 1/2024, pp. 8–9), had its mandate extended by another two years. The aim of the JIT is to facilitate … Read more
EU
Ukraine conflict
Eurojust
Organised Crime
Judicial Cooperation
Victim Protection
Overview of the Latest Developments Under the Digital Services Act: November 2025 - February 2026
This news item continues the reporting on the latest DSA developments by giving a chronological overview. It covers the period from November 2025 to February 2026. For overviews of previous developments → related links. Read more
EU
Digital Space Regulation
CJEU: Judicial Statistics 2025
On 20 March 2026, the CJEU published its judicial statistics for the year 2025. It is confirmed that the Court operates at a very high level of activity while improving efficiency, particularly through reduced procedural duration and structural reforms. Read more
EU
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Europol Coordinates Largest Action Against Audio-Based Terrorist Propaganda
In response to the growing presence of terrorist content on audio-sharing platforms, Europol coordinated the largest Referral Action Day to date at the beginning of March 2026, targeting propaganda used by groups across the ideological spectrum, including jihadist and violent right-wing extremist networks. Read more
EU
Europol
Racism and Xenophobia
Terrorism
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Europol Executive Director: Procedure and Timeline for the 2026 Appointment
On 17 February 2026, Europol published a vacancy notice for the position of Executive Director. The current Executive Director, Catherine De Bolle (→eucrim 2/2022, 100), has held the office since 1 May 2018, with her mandate due to end on 1 May … Read more
EU
Europol
Course on AI, Justice, and the Rule of Law
UNESCO has launched a free online course on artificial intelligence and its use in judicial systems. The programme, entitled AI, Justice, and the Rule of Law, was developed together with the Saïd Business School, the Blavatnik School of Government, and the Faculty of Law … Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Procedural Safeguards