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ECtHR: Amendments to Rules of Court and New Guidelines on Third-Party Intervention 
18 May 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 20 March 2023 the ECtHR published a new version of the Rules of Court on its website. They clarify third-party intervention in amendments to Rule 44 (2) and (3) (b). These rules govern the conditions and time limits for the submission of written comments … Read more
Council of Europe
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Ireland 
3 May 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 16 February 2023 GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Ireland. The country joined GRECO in 1999 and has implemented 75% of the recommendations of the first evaluation round, 85% of the second evaluation round, and 70% of the third evaluation round. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
ECtHR: Grand Chamber Reinforces Protection of Whistleblowers 
3 April 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
With its Grand Chamber judgment of 14 February 2023 in the case Halet v. Luxembourg (application no. 21884/18), the ECtHR put an end to the long-lasting legal battle between one of the whistleblowers who triggered the LuxLeaks scandal and the state of Luxembourg. While previous judgments denied the defence of whistle-blower status according to Art. 10 ECHR (freedom of expression), the ECtHR’s Grand Chamber decided in the opposite and found a violation of Art. 10 ECHR. Read more
Council of Europe Victim Protection
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina 
30 March 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 9 March 2023 GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The country joined GRECO in 2000 and initially had a positive track record of implementing GRECO recommendations; however, the trend has been declining. While 83.3% of the recommendations were ultimately implemented after the first evaluation round, full implementation of recommendations declined to 43.7% in the second and to 45.4% in the third evaluation rounds. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Austria 
30 March 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 1 March 2023, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Austria. The country has been a member of GRECO since 2006, implementing 67% of the recommendations of the joint first and second evaluation rounds and 76% of the recommendations of the third evaluation round. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
ECtHR: Guidelines for Future Processing of Applications against Russia 
28 February 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
Since the Russian Federation ceased to be a party to the ECHR on 16 September 2022 (→ eucrim 3/2022, 199), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in a number of cases. In a background brief of 3 February 2023, the Registrar of the Court set out some guiding procedural principles for the future handling of cases against Russia that fall within the Court's jurisdiction: Read more
Council of Europe
ECtHR: Key Developments in 2022 
27 February 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 26 January 2023, ECtHR President Síofra O’Leary presented a summary of the Court’s activities and its statistics for 2022. The exceptionally serious events of the year, namely the invasion of Ukraine, the exclusion of Russia from the CoE, and the loss of … Read more
Council of Europe
GRECO: Closure of ad hoc Procedure in Respect of Slovenia 
23 February 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 26 January 2023, GRECO welcomed in a report the Slovenian Constitutional Court’s decisions that parliamentary inquiries into particular judicial proceedings and decisions by judges and prosecutors were unconstitutional, as they risked violating judicial independence. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
MONEYVAL: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Estonia 
22 February 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 25 January 2023, MONEYVAL published its fifth-round evaluation report on Estonia based on an onsite visit concluded in May 2022. Among other things, the report encourages the country to reinforce the capacities and performance of the private sector and improve its law enforcement efforts in the field of AML/CFT. Read more
Council of Europe Money Laundering
MONEYVAL: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Monaco 
19 February 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 23 January 2023, MONEYVAL pub-lished its fifth-round evaluation report on the Principality of Monaco, based on an onsite visit concluded in March 2022. The fifth evaluation round builds on previous MONEYVAL assessments by strengthening the examination of how effectively Member States prevent and combat money laundering (ML) and ter-rorism financing (TF). The report states that Monaco demon-strates a moderate level of effectiveness in relation to the following issues: Read more
Council of Europe Money Laundering
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Bulgaria 
9 February 2023
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 19 January 2023, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Bulgaria. The focus of the fifth round is on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments, especially regarding persons with top executive functions (PTEFs) and law enforcement agencies. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
Green Light for Ratification of CoE’s E-Evidence Treaty 
26 January 2023 (updated 3 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2022
The European Parliament gave green light for EU Member States to ratify the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime. The Council can now adopt the act enabling Member States to act jointly in the interest of the EU and ratify the CoE treaty. Read more
Council of Europe EU e-Evidence Law Enforcement Cooperation
Human Rights Commissioner: Report on State of Human Rights in the UK 
22 January 2023 (updated 3 years, 8 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 9 December 2022, Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, published a report on the state of human rights in the UK. The report is based on her visit to the UK from 27 June to 1 July 2022. … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Montenegro 
12 December 2022
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 25 October 2022, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Montenegro. Overall, the report found that ublic confidence in institutions in preventing and fighting corruption should be strengthened, but a comprehensive national strategy in this area is lacking. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
CEPEJ: 2022 Report on European Judicial Systems 
29 November 2022 (updated 1 year, 9 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri in Issue 3/2022
On 5 October 2022, CEPEJ published its ninth biennial evaluation report on the efficiency and quality of justice in Europe. The report is based on data from 2020 on the major trends in the judicial systems of 44 CoE Member States (Liechtenstein and San Marino … Read more
Council of Europe European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ)
Moneyval: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Liechtenstein 
29 November 2022
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 29 June 2022, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on Liechtenstein. The fifth evaluation round builds on previous MONEYVAL assessments by strengthening the examination of how effectively Member States prevent and combat money laundering (ML) and terrorism financing (TF).MONEYVAL acknowledges for Liechtenstein … Read more
Council of Europe Money Laundering