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Strengthening the Future of the EPPO Notes on a conference at Villa Vigoni, Lake Como, Italy, 31 March – 2 April 2025
From 31 March to 2 April 2025, Villa Vigoni, was the setting for a high-calibre exchange on the state and future of the EPPO and its underlying legal framework. Legal experts convened to discuss the implementation and impact of the EPPO Regulation, the effectiveness and efficiency of the Office, and its working practices. This conference report summarises the presentations and the discussions incentivising thoughts about the future shape of the EPPO. Read more
Luis Jakobi
Georgia Theodorakakou
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
ECJ: No Obligation for Mutual Recognition of Decision Taken in Favour of a Person Requested for Extradition to a Third Country
On 19 June 2025, the ECJ ruled that an authority of an EU Member State is not obliged to mutually recognise a decision taken in another EU Member State that refused extradition of an individual to a third state. However, it must take due account of the reasons of this previous decision in its own assessment of a possible refusal on the ground of fundamental rights. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
European Arrest Warrant
Judicial Cooperation
ECJ: VAT Fraudster Must Be Surrendered to Spain
On 10 April 2025, the ECJ ruled in Case C-481/23 (Sangas) that the execution of a European arrest warrant (EAW) cannot be refused if it is intended solely to ensure that the requested person is present at resumed criminal proceedings in the issuing State, nor if there is no jurisdiction for the acts constituting the offence under the criminal law of the executing State. Read more
EU
European Arrest Warrant
ECJ: Surrender to UK Can Be Done Despite Hardening of Conditions for Release
On 3 April 2025, the ECJ ruled in Case C-743/24 (Alchaster II) that a hardening of the conditions for release on licence from custody against a requested person does not, in principle, preclude surrender of that person from an EU country to the UK. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Judicial Cooperation
Civil Rights Organisations Criticise Predictive Policing Projects
In April 2025, civil liberties, human rights and justice organisations and experts voiced their concerns over the development of the use of predictive policing systems by national police forces and the concerning development of AI-supported automated police decision-making systems. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Digital Space Regulation
Police Cooperation
ECJ Ruled on the Rights of Vulnerable Persons in Criminal Proceedings
On 8 May 2025, the ECJ handed down a ruling on the scope of the rights of access to a lawyer and a vulnerable person's right to legal aid in line with Directive 2013/48 and Directive 2016/1919 (Case C-530/23, Barało). Read more
EU
Procedural Safeguards
ECJ Topples Malta's Golden Passport Scheme
On 29 April 2025, the ECJ toppled the Maltese programme that granted citizenship in turn of financial investments to the country. The top EU court considered this programme incompatible with fundamental EU values. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Corruption
Money Laundering
DAC9: New Rules on Minimum Effective Corporate Taxation
On 14 April 2025, the Council adopted a new Directive that will facilitate filings of top-up tax information return by multinational enterprise groups. Read more
EU
Legislation
Tax Evasion
New Legislation: VAT in the Digital Age
On 25 March 2025, several legislative acts were published that modernise, simplify and strengthen the VAT system through digitalisation, while also combating VAT fraud and avoidance. Read more
EU
Legislation
Council
Tax Evasion
CoE Convention on Protection of Lawyers Opened for Signature
On 13 May 2025, the first-ever international treaty that aims at ensuring better protection of the profession of lawyer was opened for signature by the Council of Europe. Read more
Council of Europe
Rule of Law
Procedural Safeguards
Call for Applications Launched for Successor to Laura Kövesi
On 28 April 2025, the Commission started the selection process for position of the next European Chief Prosecutor. The mandate of current European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Kövesi, will end on 31 October 2026. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Pedophile Platform “Kidflix” Shut Down
In April 2025, thanks to the Europol-supported Operation "Stream", one of the world's largest paedophile platforms was shut down. 1400 suspects were able to be identified worldwide. Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Organised Crime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Lawyers Call for Changes to Anti-Smuggling Directive
In a joint letter, lawyers called on EU legislators to adopt a narrow definition of the offence of "smuggling" in line with international standards and to include a mandatory and broad humanitarian exemption clause in the anti-smuggling Directive that is currently under negotiations. Read more
EU
Trafficking in Human Beings
Eurojust and the Republic of Korea Sign Working Arrangement
On 30 April 2025, Eurojust and the Republic of Korea signed a Working Arrangement to enhance their cooperation in in the fight against serious and organised crime. The arrangement facilitates strategic collaboration and the exchange of information between Eurojust and the authorities of the Republic … Read more
EU
Eurojust
JIT Against Foreign Terrorist Fighters Leads to Convictions
On 15 April 2025, Eurojust presented an interim evaluation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) into crimes against Ezidi victims in Syria and Iraq. Read more
EU
Eurojust
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Secretive Security AI Agenda Sparks Concern Over Civil Liberties
A new Statewatch report reveals that the EU and its Member States have quietly expanded efforts to deploy so-called “security AI" technologies. According to the authors, this development occurred largely outside public scrutiny, despite its far-reaching implications for privacy and civil liberties. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Fundamental Rights
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Police Cooperation