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Second SIRIUS EU Digital Evidence Situation Report 
12 February 2021 (updated 3 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1 December 2020, Eurojust, Europol, and the European Judicial Network (EJN) published the SIRIUS EU Digital Evidence Situation Report 2020. It provides an analysis of the access EU Member States currently have to electronic evidence held by online service providers (OSPs) as well … Read more
EU Eurojust
Eurojust Note on New Freezing and Confiscation Regulation 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 8 December 2002, Eurojust published a Note on Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders. It applies since 19 December 2020 and replaces Framework Decisions 2003/577/JHA on freezing property and evidence and 2006/783/JHA on confiscation orders (→ … Read more
EU Eurojust
2019 Counter-Terrorism Report by Eurojust 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 9 December 2020, Eurojust published its 2019 Report on Counter-Terrorism presenting the Agency’s activities in the area of counter-terrorism in the year 2019. The report gives an overview of Eurojust’s casework on counter-terrorism and presents the main concepts/principles of the newly developed European Judicial … Read more
EU Eurojust Terrorism
Contribution Agreement with Europol Signed 
12 February 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 23 December 2020, Eurojust and Europol signed a contribution agreement to expand their cooperation under the SIRIUS project. The SIRIUS project, which Europol launched in 2017, aims to support Internet-based investigations by co-developing tools and solutions for EU law enforcement and judicial authorities (→ … Read more
EU Eurojust
Joint Action Day “Arktos 2” 
20 January 2021 (updated 5 years, 2 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. / Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2020
Between 16 and 25 November 2020, law enforcement authorities in the EU were able to seize, among others, 37 million illegal cigarettes, over 1.8 tons of tobacco and more than 3.5 thousand litres of illegal fuel. The seizures were carried out in the framework of … Read more
EU OLAF Europol Eurojust Frontex Protection of Financial Interests
Eurojust Report on Sham Marriages 
19 January 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 9 November 2020, Eurojust published a report on national legislation and an analysis of Eurojust casework on sham marriages. As sham marriages often appear as isolated acts, the report wishes to raise the awareness of judicial practitioners regarding this low-risk/high-value criminal activity. It identifies … Read more
EU Eurojust
16th JITs Annual Network Meeting 
19 January 2021
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 10 November 2020, the National Experts for Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) met online to discuss digital tools for Joint Investigation Teams (JITs). Against the background of the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the need to move towards a digital era for JITs was the main … Read more
EU Eurojust Law Enforcement Cooperation
OLAF and Eurojust Help Dismantle Mafia-Like Gang 
8 December 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
With the support of OLAF and Eurojust, the Italian Carbinieri managed a successful strike against an organised criminal gang that had established a sophisticated fraud scheme at the expense of EU funds. OLAF was able to prove that the group had committed fraud against EU … Read more
EU OLAF Eurojust
ECA: Assessment on the Future of EU Agencies 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of October 2020, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a special report on the future of EU agencies. The report assesses the conditions put in place by the EU to ensure the agencies’ adequate performance. Furthermore, the report is intended … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Frontex Protection of Financial Interests
EuroMed Justice 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Since October 2020, Eurojust has been hosting the second phase of the EuroMed Justice Programme. This progamme, which started in May 2020 and is funded by the European Commission, aims at enhancing cross-border strategic collaboration in criminal matters and improving capacity building with the … Read more
EU Eurojust
Council Approves 2019 Annual Report 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 12 October 2020, the EU Ministers of Justice approved Eurojust’s Annual Report 2019 (à eucrim news dated 9 July 2020). In its conclusions, the Council particularly welcomes Eurojust’s efforts to safeguard operational continuity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Furthermore, … Read more
EU Eurojust
Eurojust President Re-Elected 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 October 20202, Ladislav Hamram was re-elected as president of Eurojust during a virtual meeting of Eurojust’s College. The priorities of Mr. Hamram’s second term include continuing the digitalisation of justice as well as extending Eurojust’s global scope with partners outside the EU. Additionally, … Read more
EU Eurojust
New Liaison Prosecutor for Norway 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In September 2020, Jo Christian Jordet took up duty as the new Liaison Prosecutor for Norway at Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Mr. Jordet served as regional prosecutor, business lawyer, deputy judge, and police prosecutor in Norway. Mr. Jordet succeeds Ms Hilde Stoltenberg who served … Read more
EU Eurojust
Updated Memorandum on Battlefield Evidence 
2 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
With a view to strengthening the EU’s information exchange in the field of counter-terrorism, Eurojust published a new edition of its Memorandum on Battlefield Evidence in September 2020. The Memorandum outlines present-day possibilities of and experiences with using battlefield evidence in criminal proceedings in EU … Read more
EU Eurojust
Furthering Victims’ Rights 
2 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 22 September 2020, on the occasion of the High-Level Conference on the EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights, Eurojust announced that it would join the newly created Victims’ Rights Platform. The platform is the first measure created under the first EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights … Read more
EU Eurojust
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