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European Chief Prosecutor Criticised Amendment of Austrian Criminal Procedure Code 
31 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 6 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
On 14 June 2024, in the aftermath of a ruling by the Austrian Constitutional Court, the Austrian Ministry of Justice proposed an amendment to the Austrian code of criminal procedure making the seizure of data and data storage devices a prerogative of the police. At … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Spotlight 2024 EU Justice Scoreboard with New Indicators 
31 July 2024 (updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2024
On 11 June 2024, the Commission published the 2024 EU Justice Scoreboard, which provides an overview on the effective functioning of the Member States' judicial systems. Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Law Enforcement Experts: Action against End-to-End Encryption Needed 
31 July 2024 (updated 2 years, 1 month ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
European police chiefs called on industry and governments to take urgent action to ensure public safety on social media platforms. The privacy measures currently in place, such as end-to-end encryption, prevent technology companies from identifying and reporting all offences on their platforms. They will also … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Security Union Digital Space Regulation Europol Law Enforcement Cooperation
Hungary : Rule-of-Law Developments in the First Half of 2024 
31 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
This news item continues eucrim’s regular overview of concerning rule-of-law developments in Hungary as far as implications on Union law, in particular the protection of the EU’s financial interests, are concerned. It covers the period from the second half of January until the end of June 2024. It follows up on the overview in eucrim 4/2023, 309-312, which covered developments up to mid-January 2024. Read more
EU Rule of Law
New Factsheet: The EAW Under the Case Law of the CJEU and ECtHR 
24 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
In June 2024, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), together with the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), prepared a factsheet on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and the EU Member States' obligations to respect fundamental rights. The factsheet highlights jurisprudence in selected … Read more
Council of Europe EU Fundamental Rights European Court of Human Rights Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) European Arrest Warrant
25 Years of Europol 
24 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
2024 marks the year in which Europol celebrates its 25th anniversary. What originally began as the European Drugs Unit in 1994 has, over the last 25 years, grown into Europol: an organisation with more than 1700 staff members and 295 liaison officers working at … Read more
EU Europol
Spotlight Comprehensive AML/CFT Reform Finalised 
18 July 2024 (updated 11 months, 1 week ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
On 19 June 2024, several pieces of legislation with new rules fighting money laundering (ML) and the financing of terrorism (FT) were published in the EU's Official Journal. This news item provides an overview of the legal acts and the main novelties of the general overhaul of the EU's rules on AML/CFT, including the new central Anti-Money-Laundering Authority. Details of the acts are explained in separate news items (→ related links). Read more
EU Money Laundering
Spotlight Tasks, Powers and Structures of the New EU Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) 
18 July 2024 (updated 11 months, 1 week ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
On 19 June 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1620 establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) was published in the EU’s Official Journal. AMLA main tasks will be to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the EU rules to counter money laundering and terrorist financing. The seat of the new authority will be Frankfurt a.M., Germany. Read more
EU Money Laundering
Spotlight The EU’s New AML Single Rulebook Regulation 
18 July 2024 (updated 11 months, 1 week ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
Obligations for private entities to prevent the use of the financial system from money laundering and terrorist financing are now prescribed in a directly applicable Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 was published in the Official Journal of the EU of 19 June 2024. It replaces the system to date that has regulated said obligations in Directives. Read more
EU Money Laundering
New Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD 6) 
18 July 2024 (updated 11 months, 1 week ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
On 19 June 2024, the sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive was published in the Official Journal of the EU. It mainly deals with organisational and institutional issues of the preventive framework that are addressed respectively to the Member States, their supervisory authorities, and Financial Intelligence Units. Read more
EU Money Laundering
New Directive: Access of National Authorities to Future Interconnection System of Bank Account Information 
18 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
Directive 2024/1654 is the fourth legal act in the EU’s AML/CFT package that was published in the Official Journal of 19 June 2024. The Directive complements the Anti-Money Laundering Directive (Directive 2024/1620 [AMLD 6] → separate news item). It ensures that designated national authorities … Read more
EU Money Laundering
Council Conclusions on Future of EU Criminal Law 
17 July 2024 (updated 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
At its meeting on 13/14 June 2024, the Justice and Home Affairs Council approved conclusions on "The future of EU criminal law: recommendations on the way forward". The conclusions address the quality of EU criminal legislation and how it can be enhanced. They clarify … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Council
Council Conclusions on Strengthening Judicial Cooperation with Third Countries in the Fight against Organised Crime 
17 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
At the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting held on 13/14 June 2024, ministers approved conclusions on strengthening judicial cooperation with third countries in the fight against organised crime. The conclusions come along with conclusions on setting up a European judicial organised crime network (→ … Read more
EU Council Organised Crime
Spotlight New Ethics Body Set Up to Develop Common Ethics Culture in EU Institutions 
15 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 1 month ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2024
On 15 May 2024, eight EU institutions signed an agreement that sets up an EU ethics body. The agreement is designed to foster cooperation on ethical standards for the members of the parties to the agreement and to develop a common culture of integrity and ethics for the European Union’s institutions. It is also seen as a step to avoid corruption scandals, such as Qatargate. Read more
EU Corruption
Actions against Terrorist Communication and Propaganda 
15 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
In mid-June 2024, a major operation shared between law enforcement and judicial authorities across Europe and in the United States led to the take-down of numerous servers used for terrorist communication and propaganda as well as to the arrests of nine persons. The websites and … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust Terrorism
FRA Fundamental Rights Report 2024 
15 July 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
The FRA’s most recent Fundamental Rights Report (published in June 2024) analyses last year's developments in fundamental rights. True to its name “Towards a democracy anchored in fundamental rights”, the report focuses on key developments and shortfalls of fundamental rights protection in 2023. In addition, … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)