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Annulment of Restrictive Measures Applied to Mother of Wagner Group Founder 
10 March 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
In the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the General Court annulled the restrictive measures applied to Ms Violetta Prigozhina, mother of Mr Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who founded the mercenary company "Wagner Group". Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
ECBA: Courts in the Assisting Member State Must Have Full Review Powers 
9 March 2023 (updated 3 years ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2023
In an open letter, the ECBA makes statements on the first case dealing with the interpretation of the EPPO Regulation before the CJEU. The case was referred by the Oberlandesgericht Wien (Austria) and poses the question as to which extent the courts of the assisting European Delegated Prosecutor (EDP) can verify an investigative measure under their national law when it was authorised in the Member State of the EDP handling the case. Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) European Investigation Order Judicial Cooperation
Actions against Ban on Legal Advisory Services in 8th Sanctions Package 
8 March 2023 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2023
Various bars sued the Council against the ban to provide legal advisory services as part of the 8th package of sanctions against Russia. Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Council
Study on Impact of International Sanctions on Russian Oil Exports 
8 March 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
Researchers evaluated the impact of international sanctions on Russian crude oil and oil products exports. The sanction measures involve the EU embargo and the G7 price cap which both took effect on 5 December 2022. Read more
EU Ukraine conflict
Study: Need for Stronger Legislative Alignment of EU's Fight against Corruption 
8 March 2023
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen
On 3 January 2023, the European Commission published the study “Strengthening the fight against corruption: assessing the EU legislative and policy framework”. It feeds into the discussion on how the prevention and corruption can be further improved at the EU level. Read more
EU Corruption
FRA Report on Use of AI in Predictive Policing and Offensive Speech Detection 
8 March 2023 (updated 1 year ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2023
A new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights looks at the use of artificial intelligence in predictive policing and offensive speech detection. It demonstrates how bias in algorithms appears and how it can affect people’s lives. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
EJN Launched Updated E-tools 
3 March 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 9 February 2023, the EJN launched its improved, more user-friendly e-tools Atlas, Fiches Belges, and Compendium. The tools are tailored to assist practitioners in drafting and sending requests for mutual legal assistance. They are publicly available on the EJN website without prior authorisation for use. Read more
EU European Judicial Network (EJN)
Irregular Border Crossings in 2022 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 February 2023, Frontex published the figures for irregular border crossings in the year 2022. With around 330,000 detected, irregular border crossings, the figure is the highest since 2016. In addition, the number had increased by 64% compared to 2021. Between 24 February … Read more
EU Frontex
Grant to Ukrainian Border Guards 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 23 January 2023, Frontex and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine signed a grant agreement to support Ukrainian border officers in performing their duties during the winter months. The grant, which was signed remotely, is endowed with €12 million. It covers equipment used … Read more
EU Ukraine conflict Frontex
Eurojust Report on Transfer of Proceedings in the EU 
22 February 2023 (updated 2 years, 2 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2023
In a report of January 2023, Eurojust informs practitioners and policymakers of the main challenges encountered in Eurojust casework on transfer of proceedings and to highlight the role that Eurojust has played in overcoming such issues. Eurojust pleads for a new EU legal instrument and makes proposal on its contents. Read more
EU Eurojust Judicial Cooperation
Takedown of Crypto Exchange Platform Blitzlato 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
A joint action between law enforcement and judicial authorities from numerous countries led to the takedown of the digital infrastructure used by the cryptocurrency exchange platform Blitzlato. The action was led by French and US authorities and supported by Europol. The operation also involved … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Successful EU Most Wanted Fugitives Campaign 2022 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
With 14 cases of fugitive criminals solved, the 2022 campaign of the Europe’s Most Wanted Fugitives website marked its most successful year since 2019. The website, launched in 2016, provides profiles of fugitives and the possibility to send a (anonymous) message to the ENFAST teams … Read more
EU Europol
Ransomwere Group "HIVE" Eliminated 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
An operation between 13 countries and Europol led to the takedown of the ransomware HIVE. Over the last several years, the malicious software was used to compromise and encrypt the data and computer systems of large IT and oil multinationals in the EU and … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Hit Against Chinese Human Trafficking 
22 February 2023
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of February 2023, law enforcement and judicial authorities from Belgium, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland took down a sex trafficking ring in the biggest hit against Chinese human trafficking in Europe ever. The international prostitution ring kept hundreds of Chinese women trapped … Read more
EU Europol Trafficking in Human Beings
ECA Will Probe Effectiveness of Rule-of-Law Conditionality Mechanism 
20 February 2023
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Court of Auditors has started working on an audit to assess the Commission’s actions in protecting the EU’s financial interests and the sound financial management of the EU budget against rule of law breaches. Read more
EU Rule of Law Protection of Financial Interests
CJEU: Systematic Collection of Biometric and Genetic Data Contrary to EU Law 
15 February 2023 (updated 2 years, 2 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2023
In its judgment of 26 January 2023, the CJEU ruled that the systematic collection of biometric and genetic data of any accused person in order for them to be entered in a police record is contrary to the requirement of ensuring enhanced protection with regard to the processing of sensitive personal data. Read more
EU Data Protection