News
News found: 2317 of 2317
Second Report on Encryption Published
In February 2020, Eurojust and Europol published their second joint report on the observatory function of encryption. The report analyses the following:The progress of the encryption debate;The current legal landscape in which to address encryption in criminal investigations;Existing challenges.The challenges … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Anti-Drug Trafficking Results 2019
In 2019, Eurojust and the EU Member States tackled illicit drug trafficking worth over € 2.8 billion. Through action days, coordination meetings, and other judicial support, a total of 2686 suspects were able to be arrested or surrendered to other Member States. Approximately €2 … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Frontex
Action Against Large-Scale Bitcoin and Crypto-Currency Fraud
In January 2020, a Joint Investigation Team set up between authorities in Belgium and France and supported by Eurojust and Europol led to the arrest of ten suspects allegedly involved in an Organised Crime Group (OCG). The group had been committing international fraud with the … Read more
EU
Eurojust
EDPS Opinion on Europol Agreement with New Zealand Published
On 31 January 2020, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published its Opinion on the negotiating mandate to conclude an international agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and New Zealand. The Agreement shall provide the legal basis for the transfer of … Read more
EU
Europol
Data Protection
Hit Against Fuel Fraud
At the beginning of February 2020, law enforcement authorities from 23 EU Member States conducted a major operation against Organised Crime Groups (OCGs) involved in fuel fraud. The operation led to 59 arrests, the seizure of 5.2 million litres of designer fuel worth approximately … Read more
EU
Europol
Organised Crime
Europol: Staff Exchange
The second staff exchange initiative took place between the European Defence Agency (EDA), the permanent Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EU), the EU Cybersecurity Agency (ENISA), and Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3).From 17 to 20 February 2020, experts from the different agencies met in Brussels … Read more
EU
Europol
Cyber Information and Intelligence Sharing Initiative Launched
Europol launched the “Cyber Information and Intelligence Sharing Initiative (CIISI-EU)” together with the European Central Bank and a group of Europe’s largest and most important financial infrastructures. The aim is to protect the European financial system from cyberattacks.The initiative of 27 February 2020 brings … Read more
EU
Europol
Stronger Collaboration with Mexico
In February 2020, Europol started negotiations for a collaboration with the Mexican Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The aim is to sign a Working Agreement to expand and intensify their collaboration in preventing and combating … Read more
Europol
New Version of Practice Directions Adopted
In February 2020, the Court of Justice adopted a new version of its Practice Directions, containing information on developments regarding the protection of personal data and the handling of appeals.Data protection rules, for instance, require party representatives to give full effect in their … Read more
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
Commission Work Programme 2020
On 20 January 2020, the Commission published its Work Programme for the year 2020. The first annual Work Programme is entitled “A Union that strives for more” and sets out the most important Commission initiatives in the programme’s first year, including commitments for the … Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Security Union
Commission
Commission Updates on E-Evidence Negotiations with US and at Council of Europe none
At the JHA Council meeting of 2-3 December 2019, the Commission updated the Council on the state of play of the negotiations for an EU-US agreement on cross-border access to e-evidence, on the one hand, and on a second additional Protocol to the Budapest … Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation
CJEU: No Loopholes against Enforcement of Foreign Fines
On 5 December 2019, the CJEU published an important judgment on the Framework Decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties (FD 2005/214/JHA). In the case at issue (C-671/18), which was referred to the CJEU by a Polish … Read more
EU
Financial Penalties
AG Opinion in EAW Case against Rapper: Legislation at Time of Offence Governs Interpretation of Thresholds
On 26 November 2019, Advocate General (AG) Michal Bobek issued his opinion in the extradition case of rapper Valtònyc. The CJEU has to interpret Art. 2(2) of the 2002 Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (FD EAW) following a request for preliminary ruling … Read more
EU
European Arrest Warrant
Spotlight CJEU Clarifies its Case Law on Concept of “Judicial Authority” Entitled to Issue EAWs
On 12 December 2019, the CJEU provided further guidance under which conditions public prosecutor’s offices can be regarded as “issuing judicial authority” within the meaning of Art. 6(1) of the 2002 Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (FD EAW). Uncertainties were triggered after the … Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
European Arrest Warrant
Judicial Cooperation
EU-US Reaffirm their Partnership to Tackle Security Threats
On 11 December 2019, representatives of the European Union – including new Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and the Finnish and Croatian ministers of justice and of the interior on behalf of the current and incoming Council Presidencies – met in Washington D.C. with … Read more
EU
Judicial Cooperation
Council Conclusions on Alternative Measures to Detention
One of the topics high on the agenda of the Finnish EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2019 was the debate on alternative measures to detention (see eucrim 2/2019, p. 109). The topic concerns EU policy debate since many years, but gained … Read more
EU
Judicial Cooperation