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Eurojust Annual Report 2019 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 14 April 2020, Eurojust published its Annual Report for the year 2019. In 2019, Eurojust once again saw an increase in its casework, with 3892 new cases and 3912 ongoing cases from previous years. The majority of new cases in 2019 dealt with … Read more
EU Eurojust
Update on Ne Bis In Idem Case Law 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2020[T1] , Eurojust published an updated edition of its overview on the case law of the CJEU on the ne bis in idem principle in criminal matters, covering 20 cases from 2003 to 15 March 2020. The update explains the … Read more
EU Eurojust Ne bis in idem
Update on EAW Case Law 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In March 2020, Eurojust issued an update of its overview of the CJEU’s case law on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) covering 46 cases from 2007 until 15 March 2020. The document contains an index of keywords, with references to relevant judgments, a chronological list … Read more
EU Eurojust European Arrest Warrant
YouTube Channel Launched 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Eurojust has launched its own channel on YouTube, offering information on the Agency and its work in videos and messages. Subscription to the channel can be made here. Read more
EU Eurojust
JIT Evaluation Report 
9 July 2020 (updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2020
In March 2020, Eurojust published the third Evaluation Report on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs). It covers the period from November 2017 to November 2019. In its two main chapters, the report presents the experiences of JIT practitioners with the evaluation of JITs and Eurojust’s experience … Read more
EU Eurojust
Cooperation with CENTRIC 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 May 2020, Europol and the Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Europol and CENTRIC will now be able to assist law enforcement authorities with joint activities such as … Read more
EU Europol
Resumption of Hearings 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Since 25 May 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU has resumed holding hearings at its premises in Luxembourg. The hearings are subject to strict hygiene and social distancing protocols. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Europol Report on Migrant Smuggling 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Europol published the 4th Annual Report on its European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), looking at its 2019 activities to counter facilitated illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings. Key findings of the report in the area of migrant smuggling underline that border control … Read more
EU Europol
EPRS: Implementation Assessment of EAW 
23 June 2020 (updated 5 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2020
European Parliamentary Research Service published the second part of the evaluation on implementation of the FD EAW. The comprehensive study report of June 2020 (by Dr. Wouter van Ballegooij) presents conclusions on implementation of the FD EAW and makes recommendations as to how to address the shortcomings identified. Read more
EU European Arrest Warrant
Moneyval: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Gibraltar 
22 June 2020
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 12 February 2020, Moneyval published its fifth round evaluation report on the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. MONEYVAL calls on the authorities of Gibraltar to better use the tools and mechanisms they have in place to combat ML and FT.The financial sector in … Read more
EU Money Laundering
Moneyval: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Cyprus 
22 June 2020
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 12 February 2020, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on the effectiveness of the Cypriot anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) regime and its level of compliance with FATF Recommendations. MONEYVAL calls on the Cypriot authorities to take a … Read more
EU Money Laundering
ECA Examined Costs and Cost Savings in EU’s Cohesion Policy Funds 
4 June 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 16 April 2020, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published the results of an audit on implementation of the EU's Cohesion Policy Funds (Special Report No 07/2020). There are, however, deficiencies in the completeness, coherence, and consistency of the collected data. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
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
EPPO: Nomination of College Delayed, Budget Increase 
4 June 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The compilation of the College of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office has been delayed. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the selection panel could not meet in March 2020; therefore, the appointment of recently nominated European Prosecutors had to be postponed. Initially, it was envisaged that … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
OLAF Investigations against MEPs 
4 June 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 30 April 2020, OLAF informed the public that it had successfully concluded two internal investigations against MEPs and their staff. The investigations were launched in 2017/2018 after allegations that money from salaries was being transferred to the national political parties. This is not allowed under the rules of the EP. Read more
EU OLAF
Italy: Successful Strike against Tobacco Smuggling 
4 June 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza successfully broke up a tobacco smuggling ring in May 2020. After OLAF’s tip-off, the Italian authorities raided the port of Salerno and led an investigation against 69 persons. They uncovered two consignments of smuggled tobacco that were being shipped from the … Read more
EU OLAF