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Signatories and Commission Assess Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation 
25 September 2023 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
One year after the launch of the strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation (on 16 June 2022 → eucrim news of 22 June 2022), Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Věra Jourová, and the Director-General of DG CNECT, Roberto Viola, met with … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Racism and Xenophobia
Spotlight Commission Proposes Reform of Victims' Rights Directive 
22 September 2023 (updated 1 year, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2023
On 12 July 2023, the Commission proposed that the EU will have in place more far-reaching minimum standards for victims of crime. The legislative initiative amends the 2012 Victims' Rights Directive (2012/29). The amendments aim at improving support, access to information and justice, and the obtainment of compensation. Targeted measures will also be introduced for vulnerable victims, such as children or people with disabilities. Read more
EU Victim Protection
MLA Form for Judicial Cooperation between EU and UK Available 
15 September 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A standard form is now available by which to issue requests for judicial cooperation between the competent authorities of the EU and the UK and Northern Ireland. It was designed by the Specialised Committee established by Article 8(1)(r) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between … Read more
EU European Judicial Network (EJN) Judicial Cooperation
Spotlight ECJ Ruled on Concept of "Irregularity" and Extent of Financial Corrections 
12 September 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In its decision of 8 June 2023, the ECJ clarified the extent to which the Member States must recover European Union structural funds if there is merely a suspicion of corruption in the award of public contracts financed with them, even though the suspicion is substantiated by the initiation of administrative or judicial proceedings. Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law Report 
8 September 2023 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 2/2023
On 5 July 2023, the Commission published its 4th Rule of Law Report. The Rule of Law Report includes 27 country chapters and examines developments – both positive and negative – across all EU Member States in four key areas for the rule of law. Read more
EU Rule of Law Commission
Fourth JITs Evaluation Report 
4 September 2023 (updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2023
Based on 82 evaluations, the fourth Joint Investigation Team Evaluation Report provides an overview of les­sons learned and best practices, gives insights into Eurojust’s experience with multilateral JITs, and reports on recent de­velopments in JITs and JITs-related case law. Read more
EU Eurojust Law Enforcement Cooperation
Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer Published 2022 Report 
1 September 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer released the annual report providing an overview of the monitoring and advisory activities performed in 2022. Read more
EU Frontex
Eurojust Annual Report 2022 – Criminal Justice Across Borders 
31 August 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
End of May 2023, Eurojust presented the agency's operational results in 2022. Eurojust contributed to the arrest of more than 4 000 suspects, the seizure/freezing of criminal assets worth almost €3 billion and the seizure of drugs worth almost €12 billion. Read more
EU Eurojust
2022 Annual Report of the Frontex Consultative Forum 
30 August 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
End of June 2023, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its tenth annual report for 2022. The report outlines the main observations and recommendations that the Forum raised throughout the year with Frontex to strengthen fundamental rights protection in the agency's activities. Read more
EU Frontex
AG Opinion on Joint and Several Liability between Europol and Member States 
15 August 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In his opinion of 15 June 2023 in Case C-755/21 P, Kočner v Europol, Advocate General Rantos concludes that EU law has introduced a system of joint and several liability between Europol and the Member State concerned for damage suffered as a result of … Read more
EU Europol
ECJ: National Prohibitions to Examine Violations of the Duty to Inform Suspects of their Right to Remain Silent Possible 
12 August 2023 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Simon Haupt Simon Haupt
EU law does not preclude national legislation which prohibits the trial court in a criminal case from raising its own motion, a breach of the obligation imposed on the competent authorities to inform suspects or accused persons promptly of their right to remain silent with a view to the annulment of the procedure. However, those suspects or accused persons must not have been deprived of a practical and effective opportunity to have access to a lawyer. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
ECJ: EU Law Protecting the Union’s Financial Interests Prevails over National Fundamental Rights 
12 August 2023 (updated 2 years, 10 months ago)
Simon Haupt Simon Haupt
In its judgment in Lin (Case C-107/23 PPU) of 24 July 2023, the ECJ clarified the obligations of Member States arising from the need to combat fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union and the need to respect fundamental rights protected by EU law and national law. Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
GC Rules on Liability in Case of Press Leaks of OLAF Reports 
9 August 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The General Court rules on the scope of the duty of diligence if OLAF reports were leaked to the press. The GC dismissed the action for non-contractual liability arguing that the duty to maintain confidentiality of OLAF reports does not include the duty to publicly condemn a leak and to put an end to the dissemination of false information. Read more
EU Commission OLAF
EPPO’s Operational Activities: May – September 2023 
9 August 2023 (updated 2 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2023
This news item provides an overview of EPPO’s main operational activities from 1 May to 30 September 2023. It continues the periodic reports of the last issues (for the previous overview → eucrim 1/2023, 19-22). The overview is in reverse chronological order. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Overview of Convictions in EPPO Cases: May-September 2023 
9 August 2023 (updated 2 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2023
This news item provides an overview of court verdicts in EPPO cases in the various participating EU Member States, as far as reported by the EPPO. It covers the period from 1 May to 31 July 2023 and continues the overview in → eucrim 1/2023, 19. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO’s Operational Activities: January-April 2023 
9 August 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2023
This news item provides an overview of EPPO’s main operational activities in the first four months of 2023 (1 January-30 April 2023). It continues the periodic reports of the last issues. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)