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Seamless Border Control 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In October 2019, Frontex ‒ together with the Border Service of Portugal (SEF) and the Lisbon Airport Authority (ANA) ‒ tested new technologies for border control at Lisbon airport to see whether biometric solutions can decrease the waiting time at borders. The technology uses face … Read more
EU Frontex Criminal Records Judicial Cooperation Law Enforcement Cooperation
Operation Mobile 2 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of October 2019, a 12-day operation, entitled Joint Action Day (JAD) Mobile 2, led to the detection of 439 stolen cars as well to the seizure of 11.9 million cigarettes, 20 tonnes of raw tobacco, 38 firearms and 296 pieces of … Read more
EU Europol Frontex Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation
Cooperation with OSCE 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of October 2019, Frontex and the OSCE Secretariat agreed on a working agreement to strengthen their co-operation in combating cross-border crime, trafficking in human beings, and in addressing migratory challenges. The agreement covers the following areas:Fostering good practices in border management; … Read more
EU Terrorism Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation
Cooperation Agreement with Denmark 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 7 October 2019, Eurojust and the Kingdom of Denmark signed an agreement to continue their criminal justice cooperation. In light of the new Eurojust Regulation entering into force in December 2019, the agreement was needed to be able to continue judicial cooperation with … Read more
EU Eurojust Judicial Cooperation
Infringement Proceedings Against Ireland For Failure to Transpose Several Mutual Recognition Instruments 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 25 July 2019, the Commission sent reasoned opinions to Ireland for having failed to transpose a number of framework decisions strengthening judicial cooperation in criminal matters and implementing the principle of mutual recognition. Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
Council: The Way Forward in the Field of Mutual Recognition in Criminal Matters 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Romanian Council Presidency continued the debate on the future of mutual recognition in criminal matters. Following the Council conclusions on mutual recognition in December 2018, it compiled a report giving an overview of the current challenges in EU judicial cooperation in criminal matters. Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
Finnish Council Presidency: Alternatives to Detention as Partial Solution for More Effective Mutual Recognition 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Finnish Council Presidency, which began on 1 July 2019, continued discussions initiated by previous Presidencies on how more effective judicial cooperation in criminal matters can be ensured and how current obstacles to the implementation of the principle of mutual recognition can be overcome. One particular focus is on alternatives to detention. Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
Report
Europäisches Strafrecht nach der österreichischen Ratspräsidentschaft  Konferenz der Österreichischen Vereinigung für Europäisches Strafrecht
7 September 2019 (updated 7 years ago)
Carmen Kaudela LL.B. Carmen Kaudela LL.B. / Lena Kristin Radl LL.B. Lena Kristin Radl LL.B. in Issue 2/2019
On 7 March 2019, the Austrian Association of European Criminal Law together with the Vienna University of Economics and Business and the Federal Justice Ministry organized a one-day conference on European Criminal law after the 2018 Austrian Council Presidency. The event raised great interest by many scholars and practitioners and covered three main topics. Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Judicial Cooperation Law Enforcement Cooperation
CJEU: Obligations of MS if Extradition Sought to Enforce Custodial Sentence for Union Citizens 
18 February 2019 (updated 3 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2018
The Korkein oikeus (Finnish Supreme Court) referred to the CJEU to know whether (and, if yes, how) the concept established in the CJEU's Petruhhin judgment not only applies to extraditions for the purpose of prosecution but also to those for the purpose of enforcing custodial sentences. The Grand Chamber of the CJEU delivered its judgment in this case (C-247/17 – Denis Raugevicius) on 13 November 2018. Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
Council Conclusions on Mutual Recognition 
18 February 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At their meeting of 7 December 2018, the EU Member States’ Ministers for Justice adopted Council conclusions on mutual recognition in criminal matters. The conclusions contain several calls on the Member States and the Commission. Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Judicial Cooperation
Spotlight CJEU: No Rehearing for Alleged Infringements of EU Fundamental Rights 
16 January 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 24 October 2018, the CJEU published a judgment on the question of whether national legislation laying down a remedy allowing criminal proceedings to be reheard in the event of infringement of the ECHR must be extended to alleged infringements of fundamental rights enshrined … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Schengen Judicial Cooperation
Report
The 2018 Conference on International Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant 
24 October 2018 (updated 7 years, 8 months ago)
Prof. Dr. Stefano Maffei Prof. Dr. Stefano Maffei
Academic and practising lawyers from around the world gathered in Sarnico, Italy in the last week of June 2018 to brainstorm on current developments in extradition law in several countries, including the UK, Scotland, USA, Italy, Albania, Australia, Germany, and Switzerland. A poll of participants indicated that virtually all considered the two-day conference a complete success. Read more
EU European Arrest Warrant Judicial Cooperation
Practice: Global Airport Action Days 
20 October 2018
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
This year’s 11th Global Airport Action Days (GAAD) took place from 18 to 22 June 2018, resulting in arrests of more than 140 people in 61 countries. Read more
EU Eurojust Judicial Cooperation
CJEU: Extradition Justifiable Despite EU’s Prohibition of Discrimination 
22 June 2018 (updated 6 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 10 April 2018, the CJEU delivered a long-awaited judgment in a delicate legal question: whether the Union’s prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality (Art. 18 TFEU) affects national provisions that only ban the extradition of one’s Member States own nationals to third countries. In the affirmative, these national bans need to be extended to all Union citizens. Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
Report
The 2017 Oxford Conference on International Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant  University of Oxford, Worcester College, England, 4-5 September 2017
17 January 2018
Prof. Dr. Stefano Maffei Prof. Dr. Stefano Maffei in Issue 3/2017
Academic and practising lawyers from around the world gathered in Oxford, England to brainstorm on current developments in extradition law in several countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Switzerland. A poll of participants indicated that virtually all attendees considered the two-day conference a “complete success,” according to Cristina Saenz Perez, University of Leicester. Read more
European Arrest Warrant Judicial Cooperation