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ECA Report on Commission’s Assessment of National Recovery and Resilience Plans 
4 October 2022
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
According to a report by the European Court of Auditors, the Commission’s assessment is generally appropriate, but there remain risks to the successful implementation of the national recovery and resilience plans, such as unclear milestones and targets. Read more
EU Corona Protection of Financial Interests
Three New Committees at EP 
26 April 2022
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
Following a proposal by the Conference of Presidents, the European Parliament set up three new committees:A committee of inquiry to look into the Pegasus spyware;A special committee to look into malicious foreign interference;A special committee to look into the European response … Read more
EU Corona European Parliament Data Protection
Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Cooperation 
9 July 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 17 May 2021, Eurojust published a report on the impact of COVID-19 on judicial cooperation in criminal matters. It was based on 128 concrete requests sent to Eurojust between April and June 2020 ‒ when lockdowns in many countries created sudden and unexpected practical … Read more
EU Corona Eurojust Judicial Cooperation
Eurojust’s Report on Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters 
5 June 2021
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 17 May 2021, Eurojust published its report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters. With this report, Eurojust intended to identify specific difficulties in the application of the most widely used instruments of judicial cooperation resulting from the Covid-19 … Read more
EU Corona Eurojust Judicial Cooperation
JPSG: Discussion on Europol Reform 
1 April 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1-2 February 2021, the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol (JPSG) held its biannual meeting to discuss the revision and strengthening of Europol’s mandate. The discussion focused on Europol’s handling of large data sets (big data) and included a presentation by the European Data … Read more
EU Corona Europol
EP Calls for EU Values to be Upheld in State of Emergency 
19 January 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a resolution of 13 November 2020, the European Parliament assessed the impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental rights. The EP makes three central demands:Emergency powers must be necessary, proportional, time-limited, and subject to democratic scrutiny;Bans … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Corona
Council: Summary on Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters 
19 January 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of October 2020, the General Secretariat of the Council published an executive summary, compiling the information received from Eurojust and the European Judicial Network (EJN) on judicial cooperation in criminal matters as regards the impact of measures taken by governments of … Read more
EU Corona Judicial Cooperation
JHA Agencies Response to COVID-19 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The nine EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies (CEPOL, EASO, EIGE, EMCDDA, eu-LISA, Eurojust, Europol, FRA, and Frontex) published a joint paper summarising their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its beginning, the Agencies have aimed at supporting EU Member States and institutions to … Read more
EU Corona Europol Eurojust Frontex Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) Law Enforcement Cooperation
Roadmap to Lift Corona Containment Measures 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 15 April 2020, the European Commission published a Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures.The roadmap sets out three main criteria to assess whether the time has come to begin to relax the confinement, namely epidemiological criteria, a sufficient health system … Read more
EU Corona Data Protection
EU Toolbox for Applications to Counter COVID-19 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 16 April 2020, EU Member States, supported by the Commission, published an EU toolbox for the use of mobile applications for contact tracing and warning in response to the coronavirus pandemic, together with a guidance on data protection for such apps. The toolbox sets … Read more
EU Corona Data Protection
EDPB Guidelines on Corona Apps 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 21 April 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted guidelines on the use of location data and contact tracing tools in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak. With regard to location data, the EDPB guidelines underline the necessity to respect the regulations … Read more
EU Corona Data Protection
Commission Website on Digital Response to Corona 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The European Commission published a new subsite on its website, giving information on the various digital measures that have been established in response to the COVID-19 crisis, including:Mobile data and apps;The creation of European supercomputing centres;The use of artificial intelligence; The collection … Read more
EU Corona Data Protection
Report on the COVID-19 Impact on EU Drug Markets Published 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In late May 2020, Europol and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) published a joint report looking at the impact of COVID-19 on drug markets in the EU. In its key findings, the report underlines the resilience of organised crime … Read more
EU Corona Europol
GRECO: Preventing Corruption in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic 
24 August 2020
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 21 April 2020, GRECO published a press release and guidelines which are addressed to its Member States and aim at preventing corruption in the context of the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. GRECO stresses in particular that tools such as transparency, oversight, … Read more
Council of Europe Corona Corruption
Eurojust/EJN: Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters 
12 July 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The EJN and Eurojust compile and regularly update information on the impact of measures taken by governments to combat the spread of COVID-19. This extends to judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the European Union (and Iceland and Norway) and to the way forward. The … Read more
EU Corona Eurojust European Judicial Network (EJN) Judicial Cooperation
EU Condemns Malicious Cyber Activities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic 
4 June 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a declaration of 30 April 2020, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borell, condemned malicious cyber activities targeting essential operators in Member States and their international partners, including those in the healthcare sector. Read more
EU Corona Cybercrime