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Council Declaration on Interpol’s Red Notices 
20 April 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Council adopted a declaration on Interpol’s red notices. It welcomes the progress made by Interpol in setting up internal mechanisms to assess possible violations of Interpol’s constitution. Interpol is invited to a regular dialogue and continue efforts to prevent red notices from abuse. Read more
EU Police Cooperation
EDPS Opinions on the Proposed Police Cooperation Code 
31 March 2022
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 2 and 7 March 2022, the EDPS issued two opinions on the Commission’s proposals for a Regulation on automated data exchange for police cooperation and for a Directive on information exchange between law enforcement authorities of Member States. Read more
EU Police Cooperation Data Protection
EP Study on Politically Motivated Interpol Red Notices 
17 February 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 7 February 2022, the LIBE Committee discussed a study which analysed the EU’s possibilities to protect EU citizens from politically motivated Interpol Red Notices. Read more
EU Police Cooperation
Spotlight Commission Proposes EU Police Cooperation Code 
15 December 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2021
On 8 December 2021, the European Commission published three legislative proposals introducing a “EU Police Cooperation Code.” The initiative is designed to enhance law enforcement cooperation across Member States and to give EU police officers more modern tools for information exchange. Read more
EU Police Cooperation
Commission Launches Action against Italy for Non-Compliance with Prüm Legislation 
30 July 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 15 July 2021, the European Commission referred Italy to the CJEU for the country’s failure to comply with the requirements for the exchange of information on terrorism and serious crime cases in accordance with Council Decisions 2008/615/JHA and 2008/616/JHA – the so-called “Prüm Decisions”. … Read more
EU Police Cooperation
Spotlight CJEU Judgment on Compatibility of Interpol Searches and Arrests with Ne bis in idem Principle 
15 June 2021 (updated 4 years, 3 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2021
States that are party to the Schengen Agreement can refuse to follow an Interpol red notice seeking extradition of an individual to a third country if he/she has already been finally tried in one of the Schengen States. The CJEU delivered this groundbreaking judgment on 12 May 2021 in Case C-505/19. Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation Data Protection Ne bis in idem
Commission Consults Public on New EU Police Cooperation Code 
3 May 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Commission's work on a European code for cross-border police cooperation is gaining momentum. The idea was presented for the first time in the framework of the EU Security Strategy, which was presented in July 2020 (→ eucrim 2/2020, 71-72). As part of the … Read more
EU Security Union Police Cooperation
Ireland Now Connected to Schengen Information System 
9 April 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 15 March 2021, Ireland joined the Schengen Information System (SIS). The SIS is the largest and most widely used IT system for law enforcement cooperation and external border management in Europe. Irish authorities are now able to receive real-time information, e.g., on persons wanted … Read more
EU Schengen Police Cooperation
Council Conclusions on Internal Security and European Police Partnership 
19 January 2021 (updated 5 years, 7 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 14 December 2020, the Council adopted conclusions on internal security and European Police Partnership. They are designed to give further political guidance on improvements in the field of law enforcement cooperation, future reactions to security challenges, and use of the potential of evolving … Read more
EU Security Union Police Cooperation
Debate on Broadening Prüm Data Exchange Network 
28 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Euractiv and Statewatch reported that MEPs discussed plans to reform police cooperation tools, based on the Prüm legal framework, with independent experts at a meeting on 22 September 2020. A next-generation Prüm (dubbed “Prüm.ng”) is currently being discussed in Council working groups. The aim is … Read more
EU Police Cooperation
Home Affairs Ministers Discuss European Police Partnership 
28 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At their video conference on 8 October 2020, the Home Affairs Ministers of the EU Member States continued discussions on a new European Police Partnership. They agreed that the existing security architecture should be improved in the following three areas:Applying new technologies, such as … Read more
EU Police Cooperation
Commission Rejects UK’s Plans to Remedy Deficiencies in Use of SIS 
17 July 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 27 May 2020, the Commission stated that the action plan tabled by the UK to remedy the deficiencies as identified during the evaluation in 2017 is not adequate. Read more
EU Schengen Police Cooperation
EP Rejects UK Plans to Join Prüm Dactyloscopic Data Exchange 
17 July 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Parliament calls on the Council not to allow the UK’s participation in the Prüm network as far as the exchange of dactyloscopic data is concerned. Read more
EU Police Cooperation
Council Gives Green Light for UK Exchange of Fingerprint Data via Prüm Network 
22 February 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 2 December 2019, the JHA Council formally approved the United Kingdom’s participation in the Prüm fingerprint exchange system. After having concluded that the UK has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection for the purpose of Prüm automated data exchange with regard to … Read more
EU Police Cooperation
EU Governments Look into Future of Interoperability 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
After having agreed on the legal framework of the interoperability of EU Information Systems designed for border/migration control and police/judicial cooperation (see eucrim 2/2019, p. 103), delegations from the Member States’ governments are now discussing further extensions. The Finnish Council Presidency continued discussions that … Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation Data Protection
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