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Regulation on Removal of Internet Content Promoting Terrorism – State of Play 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 24 September 2019, the European Parliament’s LIBE committee backed the position, as agreed by the plenary before May’s European elections, on the proposed Regulation seeking prevention of the dissemination of online content promoting terrorism (for the EP’s resolution of 17 April 2019, see … Read more
EU Racism and Xenophobia
EP: Plans to Set up a Subcommittee on Tax and Financial Crime 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In September 2019, the coordinators of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) in the European Parliament officially decided to create a permanent subcommittee on tax and financial crime. The initiative was mainly propelled by the Greens/EFL Group, which feels that the new subcommittee is … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
Commission: Benefits of Administrative Cooperation in Direct Taxation Unclear 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 12 September 2019, the Commission presented its first evaluation report on Directive 2011/16/EU regarding administrative cooperation in the field of taxation. The Directive lays down rules and procedures for the cross-border exchange of tax information between the national tax administrations. The Directive has been … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
Spotlight ESAs Concerned about ML/TF Monitoring and Reporting 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 4 October 2019, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published their second joint opinion on the risks of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) affecting the European Union’s (EU) financial sector. The opinion is based on Art. 6(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, the … Read more
EU Money Laundering Protection of Financial Interests
MEPs Concerned about Member States’ Implementation of EU’s AML Legislation 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 19 September 2019, MEPs adopted a resolution on the state of implementation of the Union’s anti-money laundering legislation. MEPs expressed serious concerns about the lack of implementation of the 4th AML Directive by a large number of Member States and about the fact … Read more
EU Money Laundering
Council Discusses Way Forward in Prevention of and Fight Against Corruption 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At the JHA Council meeting in Luxembourg on 7 October 2019, the justice ministers of the EU Member States held a debate on EU action against corruption. Points of discussion were:Additional action at the EU level to ensure a coordinated, comprehensive and coherent … Read more
EU Council Corruption
Council Advances Legislation Against VAT Fraud in E-Commerce 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 8 November 2019, the ECOFIN Council reached a political agreement on future EU legislation that would make VAT-relevant data in e-commerce trade available to anti-fraud authorities. The new rules will oblige payment service providers to keep records of cross-border payments related to e-commerce. These … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight 30th Annual PIF Report 
11 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 11 October 2019, the European Commission published its 2018 report on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – fight against fraud. It is the 30th annual report, the first report having been published in January 1990. Hence, the 2018 report not … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
State of Play of EPPO Implementation 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Commission informed the justice ministers of the EU Member States on the state of play in implementation of the EPPO Regulation at the JHA Council meeting on 7 October 2019. European Prosecutors who were nominated by the participating Member States were heard by the … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Ms Kövesi Appointed European Chief Prosecutor 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
After the decision by the Conference of Presidents (EP President David Sassoli and political group leaders) on 17 October 2019, Ms Laura Codruţa Kövesi is the first European Chief Prosecutor. She can now start her seven-year mandate. The Council endorsed the nomination on 14 October … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Conference Highlights Need for Strong AFCOS in Candidate Countries 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Governments must “give law enforcement and public administration the tools they need to detect and to prosecute fraudsters,” said OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä at the annual conference of Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS) in reference to EU candidate and potential candidate countries. The conference was … Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests
Spanish Supreme Court Backs OLAF’s Findings on Tuna Customs Fraud 
11 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Christine Götz Christine Götz
On 6 August 2019, OLAF reported that the Spanish Supreme Court confirmed the findings of OLAF investigations on evaded customs duties with regard to tuna imports from El Salvador. OLAF had investigated allegations of irregularities in tuna exports from El Salvador into the European Union, … Read more
EU OLAF
OLAF Report 2018 
11 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Christine Götz Christine Götz
On 3 September 2019, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) released its annual report for 2018. The key figures for 2018 are:OLAF concluded 167 investigations;OLAF issued 256 recommendations to the relevant national and EU authorities;As a result of the investigations concluded in … Read more
EU OLAF
ECA: Use of Information Systems for Border Control Can be More Efficient 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The EU’s information systems in the field of internal security supporting border controls are well designed; however, more efforts are needed to ensure completeness and timely entry of the data. This is the main outcome of the European Court of Auditor’s special report No 20/2019 … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Commission: Croatia Ready for Schengen 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 22 October 2019, the Commission issued a Communication in which it confirmed that Croatia meets all necessary conditions for accession to the Schengen area. The Commission also confirmed that Croatia fulfilled commitments undertaken within the framework of the accession negotiations that are also relevant … Read more
EU Schengen
Self-Assessment Reports on EU Code of Practice on Disinformation 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In October 2018, the industry agreed on a self-regulatory EU Code of Practice to address the spread of online disinformation and fake news. The signatories recognised the objectives outlined in the Commission Communication “Tackling online disinformation ‒ a European approach” of April 2018. This … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice