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Enhancing Schengen Security: Commission's Recommendation 
27 March 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
On 17 January 2024, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/268 on cooperation between the Member States with regard to serious threats to internal security and public policy in the area without internal border controls was published in the Official Journal (2024/268). The recommendation advocates for a collaborative … Read more
EU Schengen Commission Law Enforcement Cooperation
Bulgaria and Romania Join Schengen Area 
20 March 2024 (updated 1 year, 8 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
On 30 December 2023, the Council reached a unanimous decision with Bulgaria and Romania to eliminate air and maritime internal border controls as of 31 March 2024, marking their partial integration into the Schengen area. Read more
EU Schengen
Threats to Key Freedoms: New EP Report on Situation of Fundamental Rights in the EU 
20 March 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 4/2023
The EP's annual fundamental rights report for 2022-2023 finds threats to key freedoms and EU values, notably media freedom, corruption and individual liberties. Specific recommendations were made for Hungary, Poland, Greece, Cyprus, and Spain. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights European Parliament Racism and Xenophobia
Deal on EU Budget Increase 
15 March 2024
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
In February 2024, the European Parliament and the Council gave green light to three legislative acts that reinforce the EU long-term budget and provide additional funding in order to react to new challenges, such as Russia’s war against Ukraine. The acts include a regulation amending … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Generative AI and Copyright Law 
14 March 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2023
Eurojust's report on "Generative Artificial Intelligence - The impact on intellectual property crimes" looks at how criminals utilise generative AI to violate various intellectual property rights. It gives insights into modi operandi, examines ongoing cases and outlines attempts to regulate the use of generative AI in the field of intellectual property. Read more
EU Eurojust Counterfeiting & Piracy
First-Time Eurojust Support for EPPO Investigation 
12 March 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
On 29 February 2024, Eurojust reported that, for the first time, the Agency supported an investigation led by the EPPO against a large-scale cross-border missing trader intra-community fraud. The scheme involved trade in electronic goods and protective face masks via companies based in several European … Read more
EU Eurojust European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Spotlight ECJ: EAW Must in Principle Also Be Executed against a Mother of Young Children 
12 March 2024 (updated 1 year, 3 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
On 21 December 2023, the ECJ, sitting in for the Grand Chamber, ruled in Case C-261/22 (GN) that the surrender of a person requested by a European Arrest Warrant cannot be refused on the sole ground that she is the mother of young children. Thus, the ECJ reaffirmed its case law on the protection of fundamental rights in the context of Framework Decision 2002/584 on the European arrest warrant. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights European Arrest Warrant
High Level Group on Data Access Criticised 
12 March 2024 (updated 2 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
An open letter of 10 January 2024, signed by 21 digital rights and civil society organisations, criticised the current working arrangements of the High Level Group on Access to Data for Effective Law Enforcement (HLEG). It calls on the HLEG to ensure transparency, participation, … Read more
EU Law Enforcement Cooperation Police Cooperation
Frontex Signs Joint Statement with Europol 
12 March 2024 (updated 3 weeks, 4 days ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
On 31 January 2024, Frontex and Europol signed a joint statement to further enhance their cooperation, particularly in the fields of combating migrant smuggling and human trafficking. Read more
EU Europol Frontex
Frontex 2023 in Brief 
11 March 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
On 16 February 2024, Frontex presented the highlights of 2023 and the main operational achievements in the form of its digital leaflet "2023 in brief". Looking back to 2023, Frontex main achievements include the following:Employed 2500 EU border guards on average each … Read more
EU Frontex
Working Agreement between Frontex and EUAM 
8 March 2024
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
On 19 February 2024, Frontex and the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine) signed a working agreement to strengthen their cooperation in combating cross-border crime and dealing with irregular migration at the EU’s eastern borders. The agreement is another step towards enhanced … Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Frontex
EP Resolution on Rule of Law and Media Freedom in Greece 
7 March 2024
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
In a resolution adopted on 7 February 2024, the European Parliament (EP) voiced profound concerns over the decline in the rule of law and democratic norms in Greece, in particular as regards corruption, media freedom, and judicial independence.Looking at corruption issues, the resolution refers … Read more
EU Rule of Law European Parliament
Poland Joins the EPPO 
4 March 2024 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2024
On 29 February 2024, the European Commission confirmed Poland's participation in the enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the EPPO (COM Decision (EU) 2024/807). The Decision entered into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. Poland notified … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
European Chief Prosecutor: Slovakia May No Longer Effectively Protect EU’s Financial Interests 
1 March 2024 (updated 2 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2023
On 18 December 2023, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi sent a letter to the European Commission in which she pointed to several worrying amendments in the Slovak legislation that affect the rule of law as basis for the protection of the EU’s financial … Read more
EU Rule of Law European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) Protection of Financial Interests
ECJ: Prosecutorial Orders Not to Take Further Action Do Not Automatically Bar Other Criminal Proceedings 
29 February 2024 (updated 2 years, 1 month ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2024
On 25 January 2024, the ECJ delivered a ruling interpreting the ne bis in idem principle in Art. 50 CFR with regard to two diverging decisions on criminal liability from different prosecution services (Case C-58/22 - NR v Parchetul de pe lângă Curtea de … Read more
EU Ne bis in idem
Start of the DSA: New Rules for Safer, Fairer Online Platforms Across the EU 
29 February 2024 (updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2024
On 17 February 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA), the EU's comprehensive regulatory framework for the digital space, became applicable to all online intermediaries operating within the EU. This landmark legislation is designed to foster a safer, fairer, and more transparent online environment (→ eucrim … Read more
EU Legislation Digital Space Regulation Data Protection