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Commission Work Programme 2021 
29 November 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 19 October 2020, the European Commission published its Work Programme 2021, entitled “A Union of vitality in a world of fragility”. It is supplemented by four annexes.The Work Programme contains new legislative initiatives across all six headline ambitions that were described … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Security Union Commission
FRA Director Mandate Extended 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 24 September 2020, Michael O’Flaherty was reappointed as Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) for a second term of three years. FRA’s Management Board formally decided to extend his contract. The extension will take effect from 16 December 2020. Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Airborne Mission to Fight Illegal Fishing 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In August and September 2020, in a first airborne mission of its kind, Frontex and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) joined forces to support Cyprus in tracking down illegal fishing in the southern part of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. Frontex supported … Read more
EU Frontex
Maritime Surveillance by Aerostat 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In September 2020, Frontex announced that it would launch a pilot project for maritime surveillance by Aerostat to assess the capacity and cost efficiency of Aerostat platforms for maritime surveillance as well as to modify and optimise the equipment used. Aerostat is to successfully support … Read more
EU Frontex
New Report by Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 2 October 2020, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its seventh annual report. The report outlines the Forum’s main activities in 2019, e.g., the provision of advice on the following matters:Implementation of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (Frontex … Read more
EU Frontex
Finding Technical Solutions for the EES 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In order to further enhance the introduction of the Entry-Exit System (EES), Frontex is planning to test various technical solutions with the aim of advising EU countries on the most appropriate technology to be used. Therefore, Frontex is about to launch procurement procedures to gather … Read more
EU Frontex
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
Report on Sports Corruption 
2 November 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 5 August 2020, Europol published a new report looking into the involvement of organised crime groups in sports corruption. The report analyses the following:The link between sports corruption and organised crime;The characteristics, structure, and modus operandi of criminal networks;The different … Read more
EU Europol Corruption Organised Crime
Spotlight IOCTA 2020 
2 November 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 5 October 2020, Europol published its Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2020. The report details the latest developments with regard to cross-cutting crime facilitators and challenges to criminal investigations, cyber-dependent crime, child sexual exploitation online, payment fraud, and criminal abuse via the … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime Organised Crime
New Advocate General Appointed 
2 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 2 September 2020, the representatives of the Member States appointed Mr. Athanasios Rantos as Advocate General at the Court of Justice for the period from 7 September 2020 to 6 October 2021. Before joining the CJEU, Mr. Rantos was president of the Supreme Council … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
New Judges at the Court of Justice 
2 November 2020 (updated 5 years, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In the course of September and October 2020, two new Judges took office at the CJEU.Ms Ineta Ziemele will serve as judge at the Court of Justice for the period from 7 September 2020 to 6 October 2024. Before joining the Court of … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
EMPACT Crime Fighting Initiative: 2019 Results 
31 August 2020 (updated 5 years, 2 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2020
On 1 July 2020, the EU’s operational mechanism to fight organised international crime, EMPACT, published its operational results for 2019. Within the framework of the EU Policy Cycle to tackle organised and serious international crime, factsheets outline the numbers of arrests, investigations, action days, … Read more
EU Europol Organised Crime Law Enforcement 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