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Spotlight New Directive on Asset Recovery and Confiscation 
30 May 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
In April 2024, the European Parliament and the Council adopted new EU-wide minimum rules on the tracing, identification, freezing, confiscation and management of property within the framework of proceedings in criminal matters. Directive (EU) 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation was published in the EU's … Read more
EU Legislation Freezing of Assets / Confiscation
Deal on Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans 
30 May 2024 (updated 2 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
In April 2024, the Council and the European Parliament reached agreement on a €6 billion Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans. The facility is the financial pillar of a general Reform and Growth Plan for six Western Balkan countries proposed by the … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Court of Justice Establishes Joint and Several Liability between Europol and the Member State 
23 May 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
In an appeal judgment in the Kočner case, the Court of Justice overturned a judgement by the General Court and ruled that Europol and a Member State are to be jointly and severally liable for a non-material damage resulting from the unlawful disclosure of personal data to unauthorised persons. Read more
EU Europol
Spotlight Prüm II Regulation Enters Into Force 
23 May 2024 (updated 2 years, 2 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
Originally as part of the EU Police Cooperation Code, an upgrade of the Prüm Regulation entered into force. Among other things, the new legislation will extend the scope of data searches to facial images and police record index numbers of suspects and convicted persons. Europol will get access powers. Read more
EU Police Cooperation
Compliance of Gatekeepers Under the DMA 
22 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 9 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
As of 7 March 2024, six major tech companies — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft — that were designated as gatekeepers by the European Commission in September 2023, are now required to comply fully with all obligations set forth in the Digital Markets … Read more
EU Legislation
Spotlight Anti-SLAPP Directive Published 
16 May 2024 (updated 3 days, 13 hours ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
After the European Parliament and Council had finally signed the act on 11 April 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/1069 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation" - commonly dubbed "SLAPP") was published … Read more
EU Legislation Victim Protection
Spotlight Key Features of Most Threatening Criminal Networks in the EU 
15 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
At the beginning of April 2024, Europol presented its first report on the most threatening criminal networks operating in the EU. With the aim of deepening our understanding of the key characteristics of these networks, the report "Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks … Read more
EU Europol Organised Crime
Report on the Dissemination of Terrorist Content Online 
15 May 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 14 February 2024, the Commission adopted a report on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2021/784, which addresses the dissemination of terrorist content online (→ eucrim 2/2021, 95-97 ). The Regulation applies as of 7 June 2022 (→ eucrim 2/2022, 112) The report … Read more
EU Racism and Xenophobia Terrorism
Accession to the EU: 20th Anniversary for Ten Member States 
13 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2024
On 1 May 2004, the EU experienced its largest single enlargement in terms of countries and people - with the accession of ten new Member States: Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.To mark the 20th anniversary of the … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
What Can the EJN or Eurojust Do for You? 
7 May 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
In April 2024, the EJN and Eurojust published an updated version of a joint paper informing judicial practitioners in the EU Member States of the services and assistance in international cooperation in criminal matters that both bodies provide. The paper explains the role, tasks, and … Read more
EU Eurojust European Judicial Network (EJN)
EPPO’s Operational Activities: January – March 2024 
6 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
This news item provides an overview of the EPPO's main operational activities from 1 January to 31 March 2024. It continues the periodic analyses of recent issues (last: → eucrim 4/2023, 322-324) and reports in reverse chronological order. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
2024 State of Schengen Report 
2 May 2024 (updated 1 year, 4 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 16 April 2024, the European Commission published the 2024 State of Schengen report, providing an overview of the past year’s developments and setting new priorities for the upcoming year (for the 2023 report → eucrim 2/2023, 114-115; for the 2022 report →  … Read more
EU Schengen Commission
Comparative Study on Access to Classified Data in National Security-Related Immigration Cases 
30 April 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
In a study, released in April 2024, national experts explored and compared the extent to which European standards are applied in 25 EU Member States with regard to the access to State classified information in immigration-related proceedings. The study relates to administrative decisions against foreign … Read more
EU Security Union Procedural Safeguards
ECJ Ruling on Fingerprints in Identity Cards 
24 April 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 21 March 2024, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-61/22 (RL) involving the city of Wiesbaden, the capital of the German state of Hesse, regarding the mandatory inclusion of two fingerprints in identity cards. In the case at issue, a German … Read more
EU Data Protection
Belgian Council Presidency: Better Fight against Organised Crime and Drug Trafficking 
17 April 2024 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
At the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council Meeting on 4/5 March 2024, the Belgian Council Presidency discussed steps forward with regard to the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking - one of the priorities of the Belgian Council Presidency in the first half … Read more
EU Organised Crime
FRA Report Sees Room for Improvement to Guarantee Rights in EAW Proceedings 
15 April 2024 (updated 1 year, 3 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
At the end of March 2024, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) published a report on how the principles and rights in European Arrest Warrant (EAW) proceedings are upheld in practice. The report is a response to a call from the Council towards FRA to … Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) European Arrest Warrant Procedural Safeguards