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Fundamental Rights in the “Hotspots” 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In 2016, FRA had published an Opinion on fundamental rights in the “hotspots” set up in Greece and Italy formulating “21 individual opinions to address the fundamental rights shortcomings identified in the implementation of the hotspot approach in Greece and Italy”. In March 2019, FRA ... Read more

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EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Risk Analysis for 2019 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 20 February 2019, Frontex published its Risk Analysis for the year 2019. According to the report, illegal border-crossings in 2018 amounted to 150,114 – 27% less than in 2017. The report sees the primary reason for this decrease in the dramatic fall in the ... Read more

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EU Frontex
Annual Report of the Consultative Forum Published 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1 March 2019, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its annual report for the year 2018. The report still sees inadequat staffing of the Agency’s Fundamental Rights Office and raises concerns with respect to the independence of this office. The report ... Read more

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EU Frontex
Liaison Officer for Portugal and Spain deployed 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Within its strategy to deploy liaison officers to enhance the cooperation between Frontex and national authorities responsible for border management, returns and coast guard functions, Frontex introduced its liaison officer for Portugal and Spain at the beginning of March 2019. Read more

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EU Frontex
Operation MISMED 2 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of March 2019, Europol reported that operation MISMED 2 resulted in the seizure of illegally trafficked medicines worth more than €165 million, 435 arrests, and the disruption of 24 organised crime groups. The international operation (carried out between April and October 2018 ... Read more

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EU Europol
FinCEN Liaison Officer at Europol 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 21 February 2019, representatives of Europol and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)of the United States Department of the Treasury met to discuss possibilities for further cooperation, especially with regard to the exchange of financial information. The agencies agreed on the deployment of ... Read more

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EU Europol
Cooperation with Perseuss 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 February 2019, Europol signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Perseuss to enhance their efforts to combat online fraud. Perseuss is a global platform based on fraud records of merchants from across the globe who aim to share fraud intelligence. Europol and Perseuss have ... Read more

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EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In order to provide law enforcement authorities in the EU with a tool for immediate response to major cross-border cyber-attacks, the Council of the EU adopted an EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol. The Protocol, on which Europol reported in March 2019, is part of ... Read more

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EU Europol Cybercrime Law Enforcement Cooperation
New Advocate General 
13 May 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 5 February 2019, Mr Priit Pikamäe started his new term of office as Advocate General at the European Court of Justice. Mr Pikamäe has held various positions in the Estonian judiciary, most recently as President of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court (2010-2013 ... Read more

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EU European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Illegal Border Crossings in 2018 
19 April 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In 2018, the number of illegal border-crossings at Europe’s external borders − at an estimated 150,000 − was at its lowest in five years. This drop was caused mainly by the Central Mediterranean route to Italy seeing the lowest number of irregular entries since 2012 ... Read more

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EU Frontex
Eurojust Meeting Report on European Investigation Order 
19 April 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Eurojust published a report about a two-day meeting on the European Investigation Order (EIO) attended by prosecutors from the EU Member States as well as representatives from EU institutions and academia at Eurojust’s premises in the Hague from 19-20 September 2018. The meeting provided ... Read more

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Second EuroMed Forum 
19 April 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From 30-31 January 2019, Prosecutors General from Europe and Mediterranean countries took part in the second EuroMED Forum of Prosecutors hosted by Eurojust in The Hague. This year’s Forum dealt with issues such as the fight against terrorism and organised crime as well as ... Read more

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Eurojust/Europol Report on Encryption 
19 April 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 11 January 2019, Eurojust and Europol published their first joint report on encryption offering an overview of the state of play in this area. Encryption is defined as the process of converting data, such as messages or pieces of information, in a way that ... Read more

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EU Europol Eurojust
Report on Asset Recovery Casework 
19 April 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In February 2019, Eurojust published a report on its casework in asset recovery with the following overview:The main legal and practical issues encountered by Eurojust in its asset recovery casework;The support provided by Eurojust during the asset recovery process;The main judicial cooperation ... Read more

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EU Eurojust
Manipulated Tennis Competitions 
19 April 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of January 2019, an operation against an organised criminal group suspected of manipulating professional tennis competitions led to the arrest of 83 suspects, 28 of them professional players. Professional players had been bribed to guarantee predetermined results. Members of the OCG then ... Read more

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EU Europol
EMPACT 2018 Results and 2019 Operational Action Plan on Financial Crime 
19 April 2019
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In December 2018, the European multidisciplinary platform against criminal threats (EMPACT) published its results for the year 2018, stating that 1026 investigations had been initiated with over €1.4 million seized in cash during the EMPACT Joint Action days. Furthermore, 1137 suspects were arrested and ... Read more

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EU Europol Organised Crime