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Overview of the Latest Developments on the DSA: February-April 2025
This news item continues the reporting on the latest developments concerning the DSA in the form of a chronological overview. It covers the period from February to April 2025. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
Thomas Wahl
EU
Digital Space Regulation
Bavarian Court: 2022 Border Check near German-Austrian Border Unlawful
On 17 March 2025, the Bavarian Administrative Court followed the arguments put forth by the CJEU and declared an identity check, which took place against a German law professor in June 2022, to be not compliant with the Schengen Borders Code and thus unlawful. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Schengen
Overview of the Latest Developments on the DMA: January-April 2025
This news item continues the overview of latest developments on the EU's Digital Markets Act - the EU's flagship regulation for gatekeepers in order to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector. Read more
EU
Legislation
Digital Space Regulation
EU-SOCTA 2025
The new Europol report on serious and organised crime threats identified key criminal activities, the dynamics of criminal networks, and emerging trends in the EU. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Eurojust
Organised Crime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
ECA: EU Money Granted to NGOs Still Not Transparent
According to the European Court of Auditor's report no 11/2025, EU funding granted to NGOs remains opaque, in particular due to a lack of sufficient information and of adequate checks on NGOs' status and compliance with EU values. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
ECA: Simplified EU Customs Procedures Vulnerable to VAT Fraud
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) believes that simplified import customs procedures in the EU are vulnerable to VAT fraud. This is the main conclusion of a special report published on 24 March 2025. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Tax Evasion
Customs Cooperation
ECA: Weak Compliance with Public Procurement and State Aid Rules for Money Spent under the RRF
The Commission still cannot be certain that EU countries have effective systems to ensure that the EU’s €650 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) complies with public procurement and state aid rules. This is the main message of a new ECA report published on 10 March 2025. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Commission Presents ProtectEU: the New EU Internal Security Strategy
On 1 April 2025, the European Commission presented a Communication entitled "ProtectEU: a European Internal Security Strategy". The Strategy outlines a comprehensive set of measures that are planned to be initiated and implemented in the current term of the Commission in order to strengthen the EU's internal security. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Security Union
Europol
Law Enforcement Cooperation
EP Set Out its Priorities for 2026 Budget
On 2 April 2025, the plenary of the European Parliament (EP) adopted the Parliament's guidelines for the 2026 EU budget. The guidelines are designed to set out the EP's expectations towards the Commission when drafting its budget proposal (expected in June 2025). MEPs wish … Read more
EU
European Parliament
Protection of Financial Interests
New Legal Framework for Commission's Chief Risk Officer
By Decision 2025/369, the European Commission expanded the role of the independent Chief Risk Officer, with an oversight over all of the Union's financial operations, including borrowing, debt and liquidity management, lending operations and budgetary guarantees, as well as assets under management. Read more
EU
Commission
Protection of Financial Interests
Publication of EPPO’s Annual Report 2024
On 3 March 2025, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) published its Annual Report for the year 2024. The report gives an overview of the EPPO’s operational activities and the activities of its College, permanent Chambers, and European Delegated Prosecutors. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
ECJ: Overall Turnover of Entire Company Group Decisive for Fine Calculation if GDPR Was Infringed
According to the ECJ's judgment of 13 February 2025, a fine for a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may be calculated on the basis of the global turnover of an entire group of companies. Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Data Protection
Italian Supreme Court Applies Manifest Error Doctrine: Personal Drug Use Cannot Be Treated as Illicit Trafficking under EU Mutual Recognition Framework
On 14 March 2025, in a landmark ruling, the Italian Court of Cassation clarified the powers of the executing state’s obligations under Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA concerning the mutual recognition of criminal judgments imposing custodial sentences. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Judicial Cooperation
Taking Account of Convictions
Transfer of Sentenced Persons
Cooperation Agreement between Europol and Brazil
On 6 March 2025, the EU and Brazil signed an international agreement to strengthen the partnership between Europol and Brazilian law enforcement authorities in the fight against serious and organised crime. Under the agreement, the parties will be able to exchange operational information.Brazil is … Read more
EU
Europol
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Hit against AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material
At the end of February 2025, a global operation against the sexual exploitation of children led to 25 arrests. "Operation Cumberland”, conducted by 19 countries and supported by Europol, is one of the first cases involving artificially generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Ethical Decision-Making When Assessing Technologies in Law Enforcement
On 20 February 2025, Europol published a new report providing law enforcement agencies with a structured approach to evaluating new technologies while upholding fundamental rights and public trust. The report titled Assessing Technologies in Law Enforcement: A Method for Ethical Decision-Making is intended to be … Read more
EU
Digital Space Regulation
Europol