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Recruitment: European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps 
In mid-May 2020, the first 280 selected candidates were offered jobs by Frontex to form the EU’s first uniformed law enforcement service. This newly established European Border and Coast Guard standing corps will consist of Frontex border guards and national officers from EU Member … Read more
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Eurojust Annual Report 2019 
On 14 April 2020, Eurojust published its Annual Report for the year 2019. In 2019, Eurojust once again saw an increase in its casework, with 3892 new cases and 3912 ongoing cases from previous years. The majority of new cases in 2019 dealt with … Read more
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Update on Ne Bis In Idem Case Law 
At the beginning of May 2020[T1] , Eurojust published an updated edition of its overview on the case law of the CJEU on the ne bis in idem principle in criminal matters, covering 20 cases from 2003 to 15 March 2020. The update explains the … Read more
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Update on EAW Case Law 
In March 2020, Eurojust issued an update of its overview of the CJEU’s case law on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) covering 46 cases from 2007 until 15 March 2020. The document contains an index of keywords, with references to relevant judgments, a chronological list … Read more
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YouTube Channel Launched 
Eurojust has launched its own channel on YouTube, offering information on the Agency and its work in videos and messages. Subscription to the channel can be made here. Read more
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JIT Evaluation Report 
In March 2020, Eurojust published the third Evaluation Report on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs). It covers the period from November 2017 to November 2019. In its two main chapters, the report presents the experiences of JIT practitioners with the evaluation of JITs and Eurojust’s experience … Read more
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Cooperation with CENTRIC 
On 13 May 2020, Europol and the Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Europol and CENTRIC will now be able to assist law enforcement authorities with joint activities such as … Read more
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Resumption of Hearings 
Since 25 May 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU has resumed holding hearings at its premises in Luxembourg. The hearings are subject to strict hygiene and social distancing protocols. Read more
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Europol Report on Migrant Smuggling 
Europol published the 4th Annual Report on its European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), looking at its 2019 activities to counter facilitated illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings. Key findings of the report in the area of migrant smuggling underline that border control … Read more
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EPRS: Implementation Assessment of EAW 
23 June 2020 (updated 4 years, 1 month ago)
2018-Max_Planck_Herr_Wahl_1355_black white_Zuschnitt.jpg Thomas Wahl in Issue 2/2020
European Parliamentary Research Service published the second part of the evaluation on implementation of the FD EAW. The comprehensive study report of June 2020 (by Dr. Wouter van Ballegooij) presents conclusions on implementation of the FD EAW and makes recommendations as to how to address the shortcomings identified. Read more
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Moneyval: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Gibraltar 
On 12 February 2020, Moneyval published its fifth round evaluation report on the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. MONEYVAL calls on the authorities of Gibraltar to better use the tools and mechanisms they have in place to combat ML and FT.The financial sector in … Read more
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Moneyval: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Cyprus 
On 12 February 2020, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on the effectiveness of the Cypriot anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) regime and its level of compliance with FATF Recommendations. MONEYVAL calls on the Cypriot authorities to take a … Read more
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ECtHR: Publication of Annual Report and Statistics for 2019 
On 29 January 2020, the ECtHR published its annual activity report and statistics for 2019. At the close of 2019, the number of applications pending before the Court totalled 59,800. The majority of pending cases were against the Russian Federation (25.2 %), followed by cases … Read more
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ECtHR: Exceptional Measures due to the Global Health Crisis 
On 27 March 2020, the ECtHR provided insight into its activities during the unprecedented global health crisis. Since 16 March 2020, the Court has taken a number of exceptional measures announced in an earlier press release. Its essential activities, including the registering of incoming … Read more
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GRECO: Ad hoc Report on Slovenia 
18 June 2020 (updated 1 year, 9 months ago)
andras_csuri_1fc5ccbce0.jpg Dr. András Csúri in Issue 1/2020
On 18 February 2020 GRECO published an ad hoc report under Rule 34 on Slovenia. During its 83rd General Assembly (21 June 2019), GRECO was alerted to possible political interference by the legislative branch in relation to public officials, prosecutors, and judges in Slovenia … Read more
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GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Croatia 
On 24 March 2020 GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Croatia. GRECO recognises the available anti-corruption tools but calls for improvements in legislation and practice. Among the key challenges, integrity standards should also apply to persons working for the government in an … Read more
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