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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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EPPO’s Annual Report for 2022 
10 March 2023
2018-Max_Planck_Herr_Wahl_1355_black white_Zuschnitt.jpg Thomas Wahl
On 1 March 2023, the EPPO presented its annual report for 2022. It is the first annual report that provides the picture of a full calendar year after the EPPO had started to exercise its competence on 1 June 2021. Read more

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Annulment of Restrictive Measures Applied to Mother of Wagner Group Founder 
10 March 2023
Anna Pingen Anna Pingen
In the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the General Court annulled the restrictive measures applied to Ms Violetta Prigozhina, mother of Mr Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who founded the mercenary company "Wagner Group". Read more

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ECBA: Courts in the Assisting Member State Must Have Full Review Powers 
9 March 2023
2018-Max_Planck_Herr_Wahl_1355_black white_Zuschnitt.jpg Thomas Wahl
In an open letter, the ECBA makes statements on the first case dealing with the interpretation of the EPPO Regulation before the CJEU. The case was referred by the Oberlandesgericht Wien (Austria) and poses the question as to which extent the courts of the assisting European Delegated Prosecutor (EDP) can verify an investigative measure under their national law when it was authorised in the Member State of the EDP handling the case. Read more

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Actions against Ban on Legal Advisory Services in 8th Sanctions Package 
8 March 2023
Anna Pingen Anna Pingen
Various bars sued the Council against the ban to provide legal advisory services as part of the 8th package of sanctions against Russia. Read more

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Study on Impact of International Sanctions on Russian Oil Exports 
8 March 2023
Anna Pingen Anna Pingen
Researchers evaluated the impact of international sanctions on Russian crude oil and oil products exports. The sanction measures involve the EU embargo and the G7 price cap which both took effect on 5 December 2022. Read more

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Study: Need for Stronger Legislative Alignment of EU's Fight against Corruption 
8 March 2023
Anna Pingen Anna Pingen
On 3 January 2023, the European Commission published the study “Strengthening the fight against corruption: assessing the EU legislative and policy framework”. It feeds into the discussion on how the prevention and corruption can be further improved at the EU level. Read more

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FRA Report on Use of AI in Predictive Policing and Offensive Speech Detection 
8 March 2023
Anna Pingen Anna Pingen
A new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights looks at the use of artificial intelligence in predictive policing and offensive speech detection. It demonstrates how bias in algorithms appears and how it can affect people’s lives. Read more

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Irregular Border Crossings in 2022 
22 February 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 February 2023, Frontex published the figures for irregular border crossings in the year 2022. With around 330,000 detected, irregular border crossings, the figure is the highest since 2016. In addition, the number had increased by 64% compared to 2021. Between 24 February … Read more

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Grant to Ukrainian Border Guards 
22 February 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 23 January 2023, Frontex and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine signed a grant agreement to support Ukrainian border officers in performing their duties during the winter months. The grant, which was signed remotely, is endowed with €12 million. It covers equipment used … Read more

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Eurojust Report on Transfer of Proceedings in the EU 
22 February 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In a report of January 2023, Eurojust informs practitioners and policymakers of the main challenges encountered in Eurojust casework on transfer of proceedings and to highlight the role that Eurojust has played in overcoming such issues. Eurojust pleads for a new EU legal instrument and makes proposal on its contents. Read more

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Takedown of Crypto Exchange Platform Blitzlato 
22 February 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A joint action between law enforcement and judicial authorities from numerous countries led to the takedown of the digital infrastructure used by the cryptocurrency exchange platform Blitzlato. The action was led by French and US authorities and supported by Europol. The operation also involved … Read more

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Successful EU Most Wanted Fugitives Campaign 2022 
22 February 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
With 14 cases of fugitive criminals solved, the 2022 campaign of the Europe’s Most Wanted Fugitives website marked its most successful year since 2019. The website, launched in 2016, provides profiles of fugitives and the possibility to send a (anonymous) message to the ENFAST teams … Read more

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Ransomwere Group "HIVE" Eliminated 
22 February 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
An operation between 13 countries and Europol led to the takedown of the ransomware HIVE. Over the last several years, the malicious software was used to compromise and encrypt the data and computer systems of large IT and oil multinationals in the EU and … Read more

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Hit Against Chinese Human Trafficking 
22 February 2023
Riehle_Cornelia_Neu_SW.jpg Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of February 2023, law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland took down a sex trafficking ring in the biggest hit against Chinese human trafficking in Europe ever. The international prostitution ring kept hundreds of Chinese women trapped … Read more

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ECA Will Probe Effectiveness of Rule-of-Law Conditionality Mechanism 
20 February 2023
2018-Max_Planck_Herr_Wahl_1355_black white_Zuschnitt.jpg Thomas Wahl
The European Court of Auditors has started working on an audit to assess the Commission’s actions in protecting the EU’s financial interests and the sound financial management of the EU budget against rule of law breaches. Read more

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