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2025 State of Schengen Report 
5 May 2025
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2025
On 23 April 2025, the European Commission presented the 2025 State of Schengen Report, reviewing the functioning of the world’s largest area of free movement over the past year and outlining the priorities for the next year. The report comes ahead of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement. Read more
EU Schengen Commission
Smart Border Control Technologies: Results of METICOS Project 
30 April 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
On 25 April 2025, DG HOME shared information about the outcome of the METICOS project. It assessed the potential to provide border management organisations with evidence-based decision-making tools that balance security with traveller privacy. Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Security Union Commission
New Legal Framework for Commission's Chief Risk Officer 
8 April 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
By Decision 2025/369, the European Commission expanded the role of the independent Chief Risk Officer, with an oversight over all of the Union's financial operations, including borrowing, debt and liquidity management, lending operations and budgetary guarantees, as well as assets under management. Read more
EU Commission Protection of Financial Interests
Frontex and the European Commission Sign Working Arrangement on Migration Management 
18 March 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
On 25 February 2025, Frontex and the European Commission signed a working arrangement to enhance their cooperation in the field of migration management. Under the arrangement, the parties agree to strengthen situational awareness, early warning, and forecasting. Read more
EU Commission Frontex
Guidelines on Prohibited AI Practices 
17 March 2025
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2025
On 4 February 2025, the European Commission published non-binding Guidelines on Prohibited Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practices. The Guidelines clarify the understanding of Art. 5 of the AI Act and aim at assisting stakeholders in interpreting and operationalizing the relevant prohibitive provisions. Read more
EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Legislation Commission
European Commission Work Programme 2025 
10 March 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
On 11 February 2025, the European Commission adopted its work programme for the year 2025. It builds on the commitments in the Political Guidelines and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's mission letters. Under the theme “Moving forward together: A Bolder, Simpler, Faster Union”, … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Commission
Commission Launched Preparations for Financial Framework 2028+ 
25 February 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
On 12 February 2025, the European Commission published a Communication on "The Road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework". It outlines the key policy and budgetary challenges that will shape the design of the EU's next long-term budget. Read more
EU Commission Protection of Financial Interests
5th Progress Report on Fight Against THB 
11 February 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
On 20 January 2025, the Commission published the fifth report on the progress made in the EU in combating Trafficking in Human Beings. It identifies key trends and main anti-trafficking actions from 2021 to 2024 and provides an analysis of statistics for the period 2021-2022. Read more
EU Commission Trafficking in Human Beings
New European Commission Takes Office 
27 December 2024 (updated 1 year, 9 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2024
This news item summarises the main priorities of the newly formed European Commission, including the responsibilities of the Commissioners responsible for justice and home affairs and anti-fraud matters. Read more
EU Commission
Commission’s 2024 Rule of Law Report 
17 October 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2024
On 24 July 2024, the Commission published its 5th Rule of Law Report. The Rule of Law Report includes 27 country chapters and examines developments – both positive and negative – across all EU Member States in four key areas for the rule of … Read more
EU Rule of Law Commission
Political Guidelines for the Next European Commission 2024-2029 
17 September 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
In her political guidelines of 18 July 2024, re-elected Commission President Ursula von der Leyen set out her priorities for the next European Commission for the years 2024 to 2029. Under the motto “Europe’s choice”, the guidelines emphasise the European Union's choice to unite its societies and values, to ensure democratic values, to face new realities, and to be bold and ambitious. Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Commission
Commission's First Thoughts on Pre-enlargement Reforms 
9 July 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
In a Communication of 20 March 2024, the Commission contributed to the discussion on necessary EU internal reforms in the course of enlargement. The Communication looks at the implications of a larger EU in four main areas: values, policies, budget, and governance. As a … Read more
Reform of the European Union Commission
New EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation 
1 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2024
On 17 June 2024, the European Commission launched a significant new initiative aimed at preventing radicalisation: the EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation. The creation of the EU Knowledge Hub was first outlined in the EU Counter-Terrorism Agenda 2020. Building on the achievements of … Read more
EU Security Union Commission Terrorism
2024 State of Schengen Report 
2 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 4 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 16 April 2024, the European Commission published the 2024 State of Schengen report, providing an overview of the past year’s developments and setting new priorities for the upcoming year (for the 2023 report → eucrim 2/2023, 114-115; for the 2022 report →  … Read more
EU Schengen Commission
Mid-term Evaluation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility 
29 March 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
On 21 February 2024, the European Commission presented the mid-term evaluation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of the NextGenerationEU coronavirus recovery plan. At the beginning of April, the European Court of Auditors pointed to several challenges of this special fund painting … Read more
EU Commission Protection of Financial Interests
Enhancing Schengen Security: Commission's Recommendation 
27 March 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
On 17 January 2024, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/268 on cooperation between the Member States with regard to serious threats to internal security and public policy in the area without internal border controls was published in the Official Journal (2024/268). The recommendation advocates for a collaborative … Read more
EU Schengen Commission Law Enforcement Cooperation