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AG: Polish Supreme Court Reform is Against EU Law 
17 June 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Polish legislation lowering the retirement age of Supreme Court judgesviolates EU law, according to the opinion of Advocate General EvgeniTanchev. The opinion was released on 11 April 2019 and concerns one of three infringement procedures that have, in the meantime, been launched by the … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
Commission Launches Another Infringement Procedure Against Poland 
17 June 2019 (updated 7 months, 3 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Commission has targeted another aspect of judicial reform in Poland. On 3 April 2019, the Commission launched a new infringement procedure against Poland. It addresses the recently introduced disciplinary regime for judges.The Commission believes that the disciplinary regime is contrary to the obligations … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights
Global Decline in Rule-of-Law Performance 
17 June 2019 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
“More countries declined than improved in overall rule of law performance for the second year in a row, continuing a negative slide toward weaker rule of law around the world.” This is one of the main findings of the annual worldwide rule of law index … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Romania to be Placed Under Rule-of-Law Monitoring 
17 June 2019 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
After Poland and Hungary, Romania is likely to become the third EU country that may face the consequences of the EU’s Article 7 procedure (for this procedure, see eucrim 2/2018, p. 80 and the article by Cassese, eucrim 1/2018, p. 72). After the Romanian … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Reports on Victims’ Rights 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of April 2019, FRA published a set of four reports on justice for victims of violent crimes. The set of reports deals with access to justicefrom four different perspectives:Victims’ rights as a standard of criminal justice;Justice in criminal proceedings; … Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
First Operation Outside the EU 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 21 May 2019, Frontex launched its first full-fledged joint operation outside the European Union. This first operation in Albania aimed at supporting Albanian border guards with border control and at combating cross-border crime. For the operation, 50 officers from 12 EU Member States, … Read more
EU Frontex
Patrol Cars Started Operating 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of May 2019, for the first time in its history, Frontex started to operate its own patrol cars in various field deployments at Europe’s borders.The patrol cars are a first step towards Frontex operating its own equipment rather than relying … Read more
EU Frontex
Dark Web Marketplaces Taken Down 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2019, two major dark web marketplaces, the “Wall Street Market” and the “Silkkitie” (known as the Valhalla Marketplace), were taken down in an international operation between Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and several US authorities together with the support of Europol … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Malware Group Dismantled 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In mid-May 2019, GozNym, a cybercriminal network offering cybercrime as a service was able to be dismantled through an international operation between Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Moldova, Ukraine, and the USA. Criminal services offered by GozNym included, for instance, bulletproof hosters, money mule networks, crypters, spammers, … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Taken Down 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 22 May 2019, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency mixing services ‘Bestmixer.io’ was shut down in a joint action of the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in cooperation with authorities in Luxembourg and at Europol.A cryptocurrency mixing service offers to mix … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Results of Action Week Against Human Trafficking 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From 8-14 April 2019, Europol ˗ together with 23 EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland ˗ conducted an action week against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation. The action resulted in 46 arrests and the identification of 323 potential … Read more
EU Europol
New National Member for Latvia 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1 May 2019, Ms Dagmāra Skudratook up her position as National Member for Latvia at Eurojust. She previously held the position of Deputy to the National Member of Latvia at Eurojust from 2004-2013.Before joining Eurojust, Ms Skudra was Deputy Prosecutor General … Read more
EU Eurojust
New Rules for Repetitive Appeals 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
With effect from 1 May 2019, the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice have created new rules for appeals brought in cases that have already been considered twice … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
ETIAS Implementation: Progress by Frontex and Europol 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2019, both Frontex and Europol submitted progress reports to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the preparatory status of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). For the legal framework of ETIAS, see 2/2018, 82, … Read more
EU Schengen
AG: Bulgaria Must Bring its Law in Line with EIO Directive 
4 June 2019 (updated 5 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2019
If the national legislation of an EU Member State does not provide for legal remedies, by means of which the substantive reasons for an investigative measure requested by a European Investigation Order (EIO), cannot be challenged, this Member State is not entitled to use the EIO instrument. This far-reaching legal ramification was proposed by Advocate General Yves Bot in his opinion of 11 April 2019 in case C-324/17 (criminal proceedings against Ivan Gavanozov) Read more
EU European Investigation Order Procedural Safeguards
AG: Assessment Standards of Detention Conditions in EAW Cases 
4 June 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 30 April 2019, AG Sánchez-Bordona presented his opinion in case C-128/18 (Dumitru-Tudor Dorobantur). The request for a preliminary ruling goes back to a demand by the Federal Constitutional Court that the referring court must ask the CJEU to further determine the factors relevant to the assessment of the detention conditions in the issuing State. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights European Arrest Warrant