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Reports on Victims’ Rights
At the end of April 2019, FRA published a set of four reports on justice for victims of violent crimes. The set of reports deals with access to justicefrom four different perspectives:Victims’ rights as a standard of criminal justice;Justice in criminal proceedings; … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
First Operation Outside the EU
On 21 May 2019, Frontex launched its first full-fledged joint operation outside the European Union. This first operation in Albania aimed at supporting Albanian border guards with border control and at combating cross-border crime. For the operation, 50 officers from 12 EU Member States, … Read more
EU
Frontex
Patrol Cars Started Operating
At the end of May 2019, for the first time in its history, Frontex started to operate its own patrol cars in various field deployments at Europe’s borders.The patrol cars are a first step towards Frontex operating its own equipment rather than relying … Read more
EU
Frontex
Dark Web Marketplaces Taken Down
At the beginning of May 2019, two major dark web marketplaces, the “Wall Street Market” and the “Silkkitie” (known as the Valhalla Marketplace), were taken down in an international operation between Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and several US authorities together with the support of Europol … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Malware Group Dismantled
In mid-May 2019, GozNym, a cybercriminal network offering cybercrime as a service was able to be dismantled through an international operation between Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Moldova, Ukraine, and the USA. Criminal services offered by GozNym included, for instance, bulletproof hosters, money mule networks, crypters, spammers, … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Taken Down
On 22 May 2019, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency mixing services ‘Bestmixer.io’ was shut down in a joint action of the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in cooperation with authorities in Luxembourg and at Europol.A cryptocurrency mixing service offers to mix … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Results of Action Week Against Human Trafficking
From 8-14 April 2019, Europol ˗ together with 23 EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland ˗ conducted an action week against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation. The action resulted in 46 arrests and the identification of 323 potential … Read more
EU
Europol
New National Member for Latvia
On 1 May 2019, Ms Dagmāra Skudratook up her position as National Member for Latvia at Eurojust. She previously held the position of Deputy to the National Member of Latvia at Eurojust from 2004-2013.Before joining Eurojust, Ms Skudra was Deputy Prosecutor General … Read more
EU
Eurojust
New Rules for Repetitive Appeals
With effect from 1 May 2019, the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice have created new rules for appeals brought in cases that have already been considered twice … Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
ETIAS Implementation: Progress by Frontex and Europol
At the beginning of May 2019, both Frontex and Europol submitted progress reports to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the preparatory status of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). For the legal framework of ETIAS, see 2/2018, 82, … Read more
EU
Schengen
AG: Bulgaria Must Bring its Law in Line with EIO Directive
If the national legislation of an EU Member State does not provide for legal remedies, by means of which the substantive reasons for an investigative measure requested by a European Investigation Order (EIO), cannot be challenged, this Member State is not entitled to use the EIO instrument. This far-reaching legal ramification was proposed by Advocate General Yves Bot in his opinion of 11 April 2019 in case C-324/17 (criminal proceedings against Ivan Gavanozov) Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
European Investigation Order
Procedural Safeguards
AG: Assessment Standards of Detention Conditions in EAW Cases
On 30 April 2019, AG Sánchez-Bordona presented his opinion in case C-128/18 (Dumitru-Tudor Dorobantur). The request for a preliminary ruling goes back to a demand by the Federal Constitutional Court that the referring court must ask the CJEU to further determine the factors relevant to the assessment of the detention conditions in the issuing State. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
European Arrest Warrant
CJEU: Relationship Between Time Limits in the FD EAW and Surrender Detention
In its judgment of 12 February 2019, the CJEU dealt with the implication of non-compliance with the time limits for the decision to execute a European Arrest Warrant on maintaining the requested person’s extradition detention. The CJEU ultimately had to decide whether the Dutch law implementing Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European Arrest Warrant (FD EAW) and the case law of the Amsterdam courts could be upheld against Art. 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (CFR). Read more
EU
European Arrest Warrant
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Malta
On 3 April 2019, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Malta. The focus of this evaluation round is on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. The evaluation focuses particularly on issues, such as conflicts of interest, the declaration of assets, and accountability mechanisms. Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Corruption
Annual Activity Report by Human Rights Commissioner
On 8 April 2019, the Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, presented her first annual activity report before the Parliamentary Assembly. Read more
Council of Europe
Human Rights Issues
ECtHR: Election of new President, Vice-President, and Section President
On 1 April 2019, the Court elected Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos (Greece) as new President, Robert Spano (Iceland) as new Vice-President, and Ksenija Turković (Croatia) as new Section President. They took office on 5 May 2019. Read more
Council of Europe
European Court of Human Rights