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ECJ: Police Must Perform Necessity Test Before Sensitive Data Are Collected 
20 December 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2024
On 28 November 2024, the ECJ ruled on the role of the competent authorities in deciding on the "strict necessity" of processing sensitive data in accordance with Art. 10 of Directive 2016/680 - the Law Enforcement Data Protection Directive. The referral concerns Bulgarian law, which … Read more
EU Data Protection
Takedown of MATRIX 
20 December 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2024
At the beginning of December 2024, a Joint Investigation Team from the Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Italy, and Spain took down the MATRIX (Mactrix/Totalsec/X-quantum/Q-safe), an encrypted messaging service created by criminals for criminals. The takedown was aided by Eurojust and Europol.Criminal users could join … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Law Enforcement Cooperation
EPPO Signs Working Arrangement with European Parliament 
16 December 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2024
At the end of November 2024, the EPPO and the European Parliament (EP) signed a working arrangement laying down the modalities of their cooperation for the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The aim of the arrangement is to facilitate and clarify procedures relating to … Read more
EU European Parliament European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Croatian Solution to Conflict of Competence Worries EPPO 
16 December 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2024
Following a conflict of competence with the Croatian Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK), European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi sent a formal letter to the European Commission on 21 November 2024 expressing concern about violations of the rule of law … Read more
EU Rule of Law European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Spotlight ECJ Ruled on Police Access to Mobile Phone Data 
16 December 2024 (updated 8 months, 2 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2024
What parameters should govern police access to cell phone data? The ECJ’s Grand Chamber landmark ruling in the Case C-548/21 (“Bezirkshauptmannschaft Landeck”) stressed that access is not necessarily limited to the fight against serious crime; instead, national legislation must have safeguards to uphold the principle of proportionality. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Data Protection
ECJ: Compensation to Victims of Violent Intentional Crime Must Be Available to All Family Members 
12 December 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2024
In the context of a reference for a preliminary ruling from Italy, the ECJ ruled on 7 November 2024 that the Italian scheme on compensation for victims of violent intentional crime which makes the right to compensation dependent on the order of succession of a deceased person is incompatible with the Directive relating to compensation to crime victims. Read more
EU Victim Protection
EU Budget 2025 
6 December 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2024
On 27 November 2024, the European Parliament adopted the EU 2025 budget. The European Parliament and the Council agreed on the new annual budget within the multi-annual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 on 16 November 2024. Total commitments are set at €192.76 billion and … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Forged Works of Contemporary Art Seized 
5 December 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2024
At the beginning of November 2024, a long-running investigation being conducted by Italian, Belgian, French, and Spanish authorities, supported by Eurojust, dismantled a European forgery network that had counterfeited contemporary art, including works by famous artists such as Banksy, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, … Read more
EU Eurojust Judicial Cooperation
Fiches Belges for Montenegro and Serbia Available 
5 December 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2024
In order to assist legal practitioners in preparing their requests for mutual legal assistance (MLA) to Montenegro and Serbia, the EJN has launched the EJN Fiches Belges for Montenegro and Serbia on its website. The Fiches Belges provide information on the legal systems and criminal … Read more
EU European Judicial Network (EJN) Judicial Cooperation
EU Customs Report 2023: €3.4 Billion Worth of Counterfeit Goods Seized to Protect Single Market 
5 December 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2024
The 2023 report on the EU enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) confirmed trends from previous years and highlighted the growing challenges posed by counterfeit goods. Read more
EU
Latest Developments Regarding the Digital Markets Act (October-December 2024) 
3 December 2024 (updated 5 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 3/2024
The news item is an overview of the latest developments on the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). It follows on from the news on the DMA in →eucrim 2/2024, 95-96. The DMA aims to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector with strenghtened compliance obligations for "gatekeepers". Read more
EU Legislation Digital Space Regulation
ECA Assessed EU Funding for Digitalisation of Healthcare 
2 December 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2024
EU support for Member States to digitalise their healthcare systems was overall effective, but EU funds were difficult to use due to the number of different rules. These are the main findings in the European Court of Auditor's (ECA's) Special Report No 25/24 which was released on 20 November 2024. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
EU and Norway: Updated Agreement on Administrative Cooperation in the Field of VAT 
30 November 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2024
On 4 October 2024, the EU and Norway signed an Agreement amending the 2018 Agreement between the parties on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of claims in the field of value added tax. For the negotiations of this amending agreement →eucrim 2/2022, 108 … Read more
EU Tax Evasion
Spotlight ECA: Double Funding with EU Money is a Blind Spot 
29 November 2024 (updated 1 year, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2024
In a special report, the European Court of Auditors found that the risk of EU funds being spent twice on the same measure is increasing, while the existing control mechanisms are not sufficient to reduce the higher risk of double funding. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Increasing Error Rate in EU Spending and Growing Debts Are Cause for Concern 
29 November 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2024
On 10 October 2024, the ECA presented its reports on the implementation of the EU budget for the 2023 financial year. Causes for concern are the increase of the rate of error in EU budget spending and the rising financial burdens due to record levels of debt, including the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and high inflation. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Eurojust Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina Signed 
22 November 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2024
On 24 October 2024, the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and the Minister of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Davor Bunoza, signed a cooperation agreement on Eurojust to increase the efficiency of investigations and prosecutions in the fields of organised crime, … Read more
EU Eurojust