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Frontex' Joint Operation in North Macedonia 
24 May 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Based on the status agreement between North Macedonia and the EU, which entered into force on 1 April 2023, Frontex launched a joint operation at the external border of North Macedonia on 20 April 2023. With the help of more than 100 European border guards, … Read more

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End of Monopoly Market 
24 May 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In a joint action conducted at the end of April and coordinated by Europol, together with authorities from nine countries from inside and outside the EU, “Monopoly Market” - an illegal dark web marketplace mainly for buying and selling drugs - was shut down. Altogether … Read more

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Genesis Market Taken Down 
24 May 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 4 April 2023, a law enforcement operation involving Europol and Eurojust shut down a notorious hacker marketplace that sold citizens' identities to criminals. The marketplace isted for sale the identities of over 2 million people. Read more

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New National Member for Bulgaria at Eurojust 
24 May 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In May 2023, Ms Biserca Ivanova Stoyanova commenced her five-year mandate as National Member for Bulgaria at Eurojust. Prior to joining Eurojust, Stoyanova worked for several Bulgarian investigation services as an investigating magistrate for over 26 years. Her last position was as Head of First … Read more

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New Administrative Director at Eurojust Takes Office 
14 May 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
1 March 2023 marked the beginning of the mandate of Eurojust’s new Administrative Director, Mr Evert van Walsum. For the next four years, Mr van Walsum, a Dutch national with long-standing experience in managerial positions for national and European financial regulators, will be … Read more

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EJN Provides Form for MLA with UK 
5 May 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In order to assist with requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to the UK under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the EJN now offers a form that can be downloaded from its website. The form, which can be used on a voluntary basis, … Read more

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Eurojust: One Year of Judicial Support for Ukraine 
5 May 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Almost one year after the start of the war in Ukraine, Eurojust has taken crucial steps in support of the judicial response to alleged core international crimes. Further important steps have been made by the newly established Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED) and the setting up of the new International Centre for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA). Read more

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Frontex Annual Report 2022 
21 April 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 February 2023, Frontex published its annual report for 2022. Given that the Agency faced a series of internal turbulences in 2022, the report gives account on several changes in Frontex governance. Read more

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Agreement between Europol and New Zealand Approved 
21 April 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 14 February 2023, the Council of the EU approved an Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement (Europol) and the authorities in New Zealand competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism. Read more

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The Impact of ChatGPT on Law Enforcement 
21 April 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A new Tech Watch Flash report by Europol's Innovation Lab provides key findings of workshops which explored how criminals can abuse ChatGPT, and how it may assist investigators in their daily work. Read more

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ChipMixer Taken Down 
7 April 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
ChipMixer, an unlicensed cryptocurrency mixer, was taken down by German and US authoritieson 15 March 2023, with help from Europol, Belgium, Poland, and Switzerland. The platform, which was set up in 2017, specialised in mixing/cutting trails related to virtual currency assets, making it attractive … Read more

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EDPB Launches First Coordinated Enforcement Action 
31 March 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 15 February 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) launched a coordinated enforcement action for the first time. The first coordinated enforcement action focuses on the use of cloud-based services by the public sector. Under the action, 22 supervisory authorities, including the European Data … Read more

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CJEU's 2022 Judicial Stats 
31 March 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In its judicial statistics for 2022, the CJEU stated that proceedings were marked by the major issues facing today’s world (the rule of law, the environment, the protection of privacy in the digital era and so forth) and by the restrictive measures adopted by the European Union in the context of the war in Ukraine. Read more

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Council Frames Ratification of CoE E-evidence Treaty by EU Member States 
15 March 2023
2018-Max_Planck_Herr_Wahl_1355_black white_Zuschnitt.jpg Thomas Wahl
On 14 February 2023, the Council adopted a decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interest of the EU, the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention). The protocol will improve cross-border access to electronic evidence to be used in criminal proceedings. On 17 January 2023, the EP already gave its consent as required by the TFEU. Read more

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EU e-Evidence Law Enforcement Cooperation
New National Member for Estonia at Eurojust 
15 March 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of March 2023, Ms Piret Paukštys took up her five-year mandate at Eurojust as new National Member for Estonia. Prior to joining the EU's Agency for criminal justice cooperation, Ms Paukštys worked as state prosecutor in the Estonian Office of the Prosecutor … Read more

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Spotlight EP Pushes for Increased Transparency and Integrity after Qatargate 
10 March 2023
2018-Max_Planck_Herr_Wahl_1355_black white_Zuschnitt.jpg Thomas Wahl
After its resolution of 15 December 2022, the EP endorsed further measures in February 2023 that support the overcoming of the "Qatargate" scandal. Next to short-term measures and an extended mandate of the ING2 committee, MEPs call for reforms ensuring better transparency, accountability and integrity of the EU institutions. Read more

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