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Draft Bill for New German Law on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
On 11 September 2024, the German Federal Ministry of Justice presented a draft for a recast of the German Act on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Gesetz über die Internationale Rechtshilfe in Strafsachen - IRG). The draft revises, restructures and modernises the … Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Judicial Cooperation
EPPO’s Operational Activities: April - June 2024
This news item provides an overview of the EPPO's main operational activities from 1 April to 31 June 2024. It continues the periodic reports of previous issues → eucrim 6 May 2024 // preprint issue 1/2024 and is in reverse chronological order. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Eurostat Statistics on Prisons in 2022
On 29 April 2024, Eurostat published statistics on prisoners and prison occupancy in 2022. According to the publication, there were 483,593 prisoners in the EU in 2022. This is equivalent to 108 prisoners per 100,000 people. In 2021, the prisoner rate was 106 prisoners … Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Second Reference for Preliminary Ruling in EncroChat Case
The Regional Court of Berlin lodged a second reference for preliminary ruling to the ECJ, seeking clarifications on the legitimacy of an operation against the encrypted network EncroChat, notably as regards possible breaches of the rules of the European Investigation Order Directive. Read more
European Investigation Order
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Spotlight ECJ Ruled in EncroChat Case
This news item features a summary and comment on the impact of the ECJ’s ruling in the EncroChat case. It is contended that the judgment leaves room for manoeuvre in that evidence obtained by a live French police hack of encrypted devices may be banned in German criminal proceedings. Read more
EU
Organised Crime
European Investigation Order
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Procedural Safeguards
Spotlight New EU Rules on Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law
On 30 April 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/1203 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on the protection of the environment through criminal law was published in the Official Journal of the EU. The Directive establishes updated minimum EU-wide standards for the definition of environmental criminal offences and penalties, replacing the previous 2008 legislation. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Legislation
Environmental Crime
Spotlight New Report on Encryption by EU Innovation Hub
At the beginning of June 2024, the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security published its first Report on Encryption. The report analyses the topic of encryption from legislative, technical, and developmental points of view. Read more
EU
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Europol
Cybercrime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Data Protection
Overview of Convictions in EPPO Cases: April - June 2024
The following overview highlights court verdicts and alternative resolutions in EPPO cases. It breaks down the EPPO's news reports from April to June 2024 and continues the overview published in → eucrim 6 May 2024 // preprint issue 1/2024. The overview is in reverse … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Protection of Financial Interests
New Pact on Migration and Asylum
After three years of hard and complex negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council formally adopted the new Pact on Migration and Asylum in May 2024. It is one of the most important EU legislations in the area of home affairs in the recent years and follows a holistic approach: introducing a new legislative framework on migration and asylum while supporting Member States through operational and targeted actions. Read more
EU
Legislation
Frontex
EU Reactions to Russian War against Ukraine: Overview February – June 2024
This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022: the impact of the invasion on the EU’s internal security policy, on criminal law, and on the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The overview covers the period from the beginning of February 2024 to the end of June 2024. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Ukraine conflict
Protection of Financial Interests
New Directive to Strengthen Anti-Human Trafficking
On 24 June 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims was published in the EU's Official Journal. It entered into force … Read more
EU
Legislation
Trafficking in Human Beings
Final Approval and Publication of the AI Act
After the Council's final green light on 21 May 2024, the pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, establishing the first comprehensive global regulatory framework for AI, was published in the EU’s Official Journal on 12 July 2024 (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689). The AI Act prohibits certain AI … Read more
EU
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Legislation
Poland: Rule-of-Law Developments in the First Half of 2024
This news item continues the overview of the rule-of-law developments in Poland (as far as they are relevant under a European law perspective). It covers the period from the second half of January to the end of June 2024 and follows the overview in → eucrim 4/2023, 308-312. Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Law Enforcement Experts: Action against End-to-End Encryption Needed
European police chiefs called on industry and governments to take urgent action to ensure public safety on social media platforms. The privacy measures currently in place, such as end-to-end encryption, prevent technology companies from identifying and reporting all offences on their platforms. They will also … Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Security Union
Digital Space Regulation
Europol
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Hungary : Rule-of-Law Developments in the First Half of 2024
This news item continues eucrim’s regular overview of concerning rule-of-law developments in Hungary as far as implications on Union law, in particular the protection of the EU’s financial interests, are concerned. It covers the period from the second half of January until the end of June 2024. It follows up on the overview in eucrim 4/2023, 309-312, which covered developments up to mid-January 2024. Read more
EU
Rule of Law
New Factsheet: The EAW Under the Case Law of the CJEU and ECtHR
In June 2024, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), together with the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), prepared a factsheet on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and the EU Member States' obligations to respect fundamental rights. The factsheet highlights jurisprudence in selected … Read more
Council of Europe
EU
Fundamental Rights
European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
European Arrest Warrant