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Commission Fights Spread of Disinformation about COVID-19 Pandemic 
4 June 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Commission has undertaken steps to fight disinformation related to the outbreak of COVID-19 . On 30 March 2020, the Commission launched a new website that provides material and information on fact checks. Read more
EU Security Union Corona
Commission Work Programme 2020 
28 March 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 20 January 2020, the Commission published its Work Programme for the year 2020. The first annual Work Programme is entitled “A Union that strives for more” and sets out the most important Commission initiatives in the programme’s first year, including commitments for the … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Security Union Commission
CJEU Rules on Public Security Measure within EU Competence on Approximation of Laws 
18 February 2020 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 3 December 2019, the CJEU dismissed an action of the Czech Republic that sought the annulment of Directive 2017/853 of 17 May 2017 amending Council Directive 91/477/EEC on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons. The case reference is C-482/17.In view … Read more
EU Rule of Law Security Union Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Salzburg Forum Declaration 
18 February 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 6-7 November 2019, the Salzburg Forum met in Vienna/Austria. Austria briefed the home affairs ministers of the EU Member States at the JHA Council meeting on 2-3 December 2019 about the outcome of the meeting. The ministers for the interior at the Salzburg Forum … Read more
EU Security Union
JHA Ministers Conclude Debate on Future of EU Internal Security 
18 February 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Finnish Council Presidency summed up the outcome of discussions on the EU’s way forward regarding internal security issues. The discussion was launched at the beginning of the Finnish Presidency in July 2019 (see eucrim 2/2019, p. 84). The final Presidency report was discussed … Read more
EU Security Union Council
EU CTC: Influence of 5G Technology on Law Enforcement 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At the JHA Council meeting of 7 June 2019, the EU Counter Terrorism Coordinator (EU CTC) updated ministers on the implications of the new generation of wireless technology 5G on law enforcement and judicial operations. Read more
EU Security Union Law Enforcement Cooperation
European Council: Security Remains Priority Area in the Next Five Years 
10 September 2019 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2019
On 20 June 2019, the European Council of the European Union adopted a new strategic agenda for the next five years (2019-2024). Security – which had already been made one of the main priorities by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker during his term of office – remains high on the agenda. The new agenda focuses on four main priorities. Read more
EU Security Union Council
Countering Hybrid Threats on Agenda of Finnish Council Presidency 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Finland plans to increase awareness of hybrid threats and to reinforce the EU’s common response to them. At the informal meeting of the home affairs ministers of the EU Member States in Helsinki on 18 July 2019, the Finnish Presidency presented a fictious scenario involving hybrid threats and invited the ministers to hold a policy debate. Read more
EU Security Union
Security Union: Progress Report on Countering Hybrid Threats 
10 September 2019 (updated 7 years ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 29 May 2019, the European Commission and the European External Action Service tabled a report on the EU’s progress in tackling hybrid threats. The EU response to hybrid threats is mainly based on 22 countermeasures, ranging from improving information exchange and strengthening the protection of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity to building resilience in the society against radicalisation and extremism. Read more
EU Security Union
European Preventive Policing: Council Calls for Enhanced Use of Joint Patrols and Joint Operations 
10 September 2019 (updated 7 years ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In its conclusions on “certain aspects of European preventive policing” of 6 June 2019, the JHA Council invites EU Member States “to make more efficient use of the existing legal framework at national and European level regarding the deployment of officers involved in joint patrols and other joint operations." Read more
EU Security Union Police Cooperation
Council Calls for New Knowledge-Sharing Platform to Support Law Enforcement 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
To better connect experts, tools, initiatives, and services in the area of digital data, Europol has been called on to develop a knowledge-sharing platform – the “Novel Actionable Information” (NAI). Read more
EU Security Union Europol Law Enforcement Cooperation
Reflections on Future EU Internal Security 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At its meeting on 7 June 2019, the home affairs ministers of the EU Member States began discussing the future of EU policy in the area of internal security, especially law enforcement cooperation. The ministers concurred on the following fields of action:Effectively implementating … Read more
EU Security Union
19th Progress Report on Security Union 
10 September 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 24 July 2019, the European Commission presented its 19th “progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union.” It focuses, in particular, on the following: the need for the Union’s co-legislators to deliver on pending legislative proposals; enhancement of digital infrastructure security in connection with the fifth generation (5G) networks; analysis of the current risks and vulnerabilities of the EU’s anti-money laundering framework... Read more
EU Security Union
EP-Studies on Algorithmic Decision-Making 
17 June 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Parliamentary Research Service published two studies dealing with algorithms used in systems to support decision-making. The studies were designed to provide a basis for future debates in the European Parliament on the issue of algorithmic decision-making systems.The first study, “Understanding algorithmic decision-making: … Read more
EU Security Union
Commission Takes Stock of Security Union Progress 
17 June 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 20 March 2019, the European Commission presented its 18th“progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union.” Within the framework of this series (see also eucrim 3/2016, 123), this report especially takes stock of the progress made on the main building blocks of the … Read more
EU Security Union
Package of Measures to Further Build Up Security Union 
29 June 2018 (updated 8 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 17 April 2018, the Commission proposed a series of measures, aimed at curbing security threats in the EU, under the overall title “Denying terrorists the means and space to act”. Read more
EU Security Union