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First Reintegration Conference Held 
31 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 24 May 2023, Frontex hosted its first annual reintegration conference. The conference was directed at authorities from EU and Schengen countries, Frontex reintegration partners, the European Commission, and international experts on migration. Read more
EU Frontex
Frontex' Joint Operation in North Macedonia 
24 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Based on the status agreement between North Macedonia and the EU, which entered into force on 1 April 2023, Frontex launched a joint operation at the external border of North Macedonia on 20 April 2023. With the help of more than 100 European border guards, … Read more
EU Frontex
End of Monopoly Market 
24 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In a joint action conducted at the end of April and coordinated by Europol, together with authorities from nine countries from inside and outside the EU, “Monopoly Market” - an illegal dark web marketplace mainly for buying and selling drugs - was shut down. Altogether … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime Organised Crime
Genesis Market Taken Down 
24 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 4 April 2023, a law enforcement operation involving Europol and Eurojust shut down a notorious hacker marketplace that sold citizens' identities to criminals. The marketplace isted for sale the identities of over 2 million people. Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime Organised Crime Law Enforcement Cooperation
New National Member for Bulgaria at Eurojust 
24 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In May 2023, Ms Biserca Ivanova Stoyanova commenced her five-year mandate as National Member for Bulgaria at Eurojust. Prior to joining Eurojust, Stoyanova worked for several Bulgarian investigation services as an investigating magistrate for over 26 years. Her last position was as Head of … Read more
EU Eurojust
New Administrative Director at Eurojust Takes Office 
14 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
1 March 2023 marked the beginning of the mandate of Eurojust’s new Administrative Director, Mr Evert van Walsum. For the next four years, Mr van Walsum, a Dutch national with long-standing experience in managerial positions for national and European financial regulators, will be … Read more
EU Eurojust
ECJ: EIOs by Tax Authorities Need Validation 
10 May 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In its judgment of 2 March 2023, the ECJ clarified that a German tax office responsible for criminal matters and tax investigation (Steuerfahndung) cannot issue European Investigation Orders (EIOs) without a judge, a court, an investigating judge or a public prosecutor having validated the EIO in advance. Read more
EU European Investigation Order
EJN Provides Form for MLA with UK 
5 May 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In order to assist with requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to the UK under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the EJN now offers a form that can be downloaded from its website. The form, which can be used on a voluntary basis, … Read more
EU European Judicial Network (EJN) Judicial Cooperation
Eurojust Launches Core International Crimes Evidence Database and Gives Overview of Judicial Support for Ukraine 
5 May 2023 (updated 3 years, 2 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Almost one year after the start of the war in Ukraine, Eurojust has taken crucial steps in support of the judicial response to alleged core international crimes. Further important steps have been made by the newly established Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED) and the setting up of the new International Centre for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA). Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Eurojust
Illicit Tobacco Trade in 2022 
4 May 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 4 April 2023, OLAF presented the results of its operations against tobacco smuggling in 2022. International operations involving OLAF during 2022 led to the seizure of 531 million contraband cigarettes. The majority had been illegally produced within the EU. Read more
EU OLAF Customs Cooperation
EDPB Urges EU Legislature to Halt Draft on Data Sharing for AML/CFT 
2 May 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 4 April 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) sent letters to the trilogue partners (the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission) concerning the envisaged rules on data sharing for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) purposes. The … Read more
EU Money Laundering
Spotlight Handbook of Good Practices in the Fight against Corruption 
30 April 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
Mandated by the Commission, a research group drafted a Handbook of good practices in the fight against corruption. Its aim is to map a variety of anti-corruption practices in EU Member States that have proved to be useful in solving problems related to corruption, and which can inspire similar initiatives elsewhere. It is clustered into eight types of anti-corruption approaches. Read more
EU Corruption
Criticism of New EU Plan for International Border Data-Sharing System 
26 April 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
Ten civil society organisations submitted their criticism of the new Commission initiative “Security-related information sharing − reciprocal access for frontline officers in the EU and key partner countries”. Among the dangers cited: aiding political repression and underpinning human rights violations.The objective of … Read more
EU Law Enforcement Cooperation Police Cooperation
Frontex Annual Report 2022 
21 April 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 February 2023, Frontex published its annual report for 2022. Given that the Agency faced a series of internal turbulences in 2022, the report gives account on several changes in Frontex governance. Read more
EU Frontex
Agreement between Europol and New Zealand Approved 
21 April 2023 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2023
On 14 February 2023, the Council of the EU approved an Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement (Europol) and the authorities in New Zealand competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism. Read more
EU Europol Police Cooperation
The Impact of ChatGPT on Law Enforcement 
21 April 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A new Tech Watch Flash report by Europol's Innovation Lab provides key findings of workshops which explored how criminals can abuse ChatGPT, and how it may assist investigators in their daily work. Read more
EU Europol