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Eurojust: New President and Vice-President
Mr Michael Schmid, National Member for Austria at Eurojust, was elected as the new President of the Agency in November 2024. On 10 December 2024, National Member for Spain Mr José de la Mata Amaya was elected Vice-President of Eurojust. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Eurojust
ECJ: Police Must Perform Necessity Test Before Sensitive Data Are Collected
On 28 November 2024, the ECJ ruled on the role of the competent authorities in deciding on the "strict necessity" of processing sensitive data in accordance with Art. 10 of Directive 2016/680 - the Law Enforcement Data Protection Directive. The referral concerns Bulgarian law, which … Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Data Protection
Takedown of MATRIX
At the beginning of December 2024, a Joint Investigation Team from the Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Italy, and Spain took down the MATRIX (Mactrix/Totalsec/X-quantum/Q-safe), an encrypted messaging service created by criminals for criminals. The takedown was aided by Eurojust and Europol.Criminal users could join … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Law Enforcement Cooperation
EPPO Signs Working Arrangement with European Parliament
At the end of November 2024, the EPPO and the European Parliament (EP) signed a working arrangement laying down the modalities of their cooperation for the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The aim of the arrangement is to facilitate and clarify procedures relating to … Read more
EU
European Parliament
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Croatian Solution to Conflict of Competence Worries EPPO
Following a conflict of competence with the Croatian Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK), European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi sent a formal letter to the European Commission on 21 November 2024 expressing concern about violations of the rule of law … Read more
EU
Rule of Law
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
MONEYVAL: Annual Report for 2023
In its annual report for 2023, published on 8 November 2024, MONEYVAL provides an overview of compliance trends of in the states and jurisdictions which have been evaluated as regards their compliance with international standards on combatting money laundering, the funding of terrorism and … Read more
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
86th CDPC Plenary Meeting: Advancements in Various Crime Areas
At its 86th Plenary meeting, the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) took important decisions on the advancement of cooperation and prevention in criminal matters. These include approval of the draft Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law, and approval of the draft Third Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters. Read more
Council of Europe
European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC)
New Misuse of Power Factsheet
On 14 November 2024, the Council of Europe published a new factsheet summarising the ECtHR’s case law on Article 18 ECHR, which limits the use of restriction on human rights guaranteed in the Convention. Article 18 ECHR ensuring that restrictions on rights and freedoms … Read more
Council of Europe
European Court of Human Rights
Human Rights Issues
Spotlight ECJ Ruled on Police Access to Mobile Phone Data
What parameters should govern police access to cell phone data? The ECJ’s Grand Chamber landmark ruling in the Case C-548/21 (“Bezirkshauptmannschaft Landeck”) stressed that access is not necessarily limited to the fight against serious crime; instead, national legislation must have safeguards to uphold the principle of proportionality. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Data Protection
ECJ: Compensation to Victims of Violent Intentional Crime Must Be Available to All Family Members
In the context of a reference for a preliminary ruling from Italy, the ECJ ruled on 7 November 2024 that the Italian scheme on compensation for victims of violent intentional crime which makes the right to compensation dependent on the order of succession of a deceased person is incompatible with the Directive relating to compensation to crime victims. Read more
EU
Victim Protection
EU Budget 2025
On 27 November 2024, the European Parliament adopted the EU 2025 budget. The European Parliament and the Council agreed on the new annual budget within the multi-annual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 on 16 November 2024. Total commitments are set at €192.76 billion and … Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Forged Works of Contemporary Art Seized
At the beginning of November 2024, a long-running investigation being conducted by Italian, Belgian, French, and Spanish authorities, supported by Eurojust, dismantled a European forgery network that had counterfeited contemporary art, including works by famous artists such as Banksy, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Judicial Cooperation
Fiches Belges for Montenegro and Serbia Available
In order to assist legal practitioners in preparing their requests for mutual legal assistance (MLA) to Montenegro and Serbia, the EJN has launched the EJN Fiches Belges for Montenegro and Serbia on its website. The Fiches Belges provide information on the legal systems and criminal … Read more
EU
European Judicial Network (EJN)
Judicial Cooperation
EU Customs Report 2023: €3.4 Billion Worth of Counterfeit Goods Seized to Protect Single Market
The 2023 report on the EU enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) confirmed trends from previous years and highlighted the growing challenges posed by counterfeit goods. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Latest Developments Regarding the Digital Markets Act
The news item is an overview of the latest developments on the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). It follows on from the news on the DMA in →eucrim 2/2024, 95-96. The DMA aims to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector with strenghtened compliance obligations for "gatekeepers". Read more
EU
Legislation
Digital Space Regulation
ECA Assessed EU Funding for Digitalisation of Healthcare
EU support for Member States to digitalise their healthcare systems was overall effective, but EU funds were difficult to use due to the number of different rules. These are the main findings in the European Court of Auditor's (ECA's) Special Report No 25/24 which was released on 20 November 2024. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests