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EuroMed Justice 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Since October 2020, Eurojust has been hosting the second phase of the EuroMed Justice Programme. This progamme, which started in May 2020 and is funded by the European Commission, aims at enhancing cross-border strategic collaboration in criminal matters and improving capacity building with the … Read more
EU Eurojust
Council Approves 2019 Annual Report 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 12 October 2020, the EU Ministers of Justice approved Eurojust’s Annual Report 2019 (à eucrim news dated 9 July 2020). In its conclusions, the Council particularly welcomes Eurojust’s efforts to safeguard operational continuity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Furthermore, … Read more
EU Eurojust
Eurojust President Re-Elected 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 13 October 20202, Ladislav Hamram was re-elected as president of Eurojust during a virtual meeting of Eurojust’s College. The priorities of Mr. Hamram’s second term include continuing the digitalisation of justice as well as extending Eurojust’s global scope with partners outside the EU. Additionally, … Read more
EU Eurojust
Blow against Dark Web 
29 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of September 2020, a large-scale series of operations coordinated by Eurojust and Europol led to the arrests of 179 vendors of illicit goods on the Dark Web across Europe and the United States. The operations also led to the seizure of €6.5 … Read more
EU Europol
EDPS: Europol’s Processing of Large Datasets Not Compliant 
29 November 2020 (updated 4 years, 6 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2020
On 5 October 2020, the EDPS published a decision on its inquiry concerning Europol’s processing of “large datasets,” i.e., contributions received from Member States and other operational partners or collected in the context of open source intelligence activities.The EDPS found that Europol’s processing of … Read more
EU Europol
Study on Data Exchange between Europol and Private Parties 
29 November 2020 (updated 4 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
According to a study by the law and policy consultant “milieu” on the practice of direct exchanges of personal data between Europol and private parties that was commissioned by the European Commission (and made public in November 2020), the revision of Europol’s current Regulation is … Read more
EU Europol
Webinar on Strengthening Europol’s Mandate 
29 November 2020 (updated 5 years, 9 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 15 October 2020, the political group “Review Europe” of the European Parliament hosted a webinar to discuss the reinforcement of Europol’s powers and to increase its financial resources. Panellists included several MEPs as well as representatives of Europol, the EDPS, the European Commission, and … Read more
Europol
Commission Work Programme 2021 
29 November 2020 (updated 5 years, 9 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 19 October 2020, the European Commission published its Work Programme 2021, entitled “A Union of vitality in a world of fragility”. It is supplemented by four annexes.The Work Programme contains new legislative initiatives across all six headline ambitions that were described … Read more
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Security Union Commission
FRA Director Mandate Extended 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 24 September 2020, Michael O’Flaherty was reappointed as Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) for a second term of three years. FRA’s Management Board formally decided to extend his contract. The extension will take effect from 16 December 2020. Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Airborne Mission to Fight Illegal Fishing 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In August and September 2020, in a first airborne mission of its kind, Frontex and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) joined forces to support Cyprus in tracking down illegal fishing in the southern part of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. Frontex supported … Read more
EU Frontex
Maritime Surveillance by Aerostat 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In September 2020, Frontex announced that it would launch a pilot project for maritime surveillance by Aerostat to assess the capacity and cost efficiency of Aerostat platforms for maritime surveillance as well as to modify and optimise the equipment used. Aerostat is to successfully support … Read more
EU Frontex
New Report by Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 2 October 2020, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its seventh annual report. The report outlines the Forum’s main activities in 2019, e.g., the provision of advice on the following matters:Implementation of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (Frontex … Read more
EU Frontex
Finding Technical Solutions for the EES 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In order to further enhance the introduction of the Entry-Exit System (EES), Frontex is planning to test various technical solutions with the aim of advising EU countries on the most appropriate technology to be used. Therefore, Frontex is about to launch procurement procedures to gather … Read more
EU Frontex
New Liaison Prosecutor for Norway 
6 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In September 2020, Jo Christian Jordet took up duty as the new Liaison Prosecutor for Norway at Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Mr. Jordet served as regional prosecutor, business lawyer, deputy judge, and police prosecutor in Norway. Mr. Jordet succeeds Ms Hilde Stoltenberg who served … Read more
EU Eurojust
Updated Memorandum on Battlefield Evidence 
2 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
With a view to strengthening the EU’s information exchange in the field of counter-terrorism, Eurojust published a new edition of its Memorandum on Battlefield Evidence in September 2020. The Memorandum outlines present-day possibilities of and experiences with using battlefield evidence in criminal proceedings in EU … Read more
EU Eurojust
Furthering Victims’ Rights 
2 November 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 22 September 2020, on the occasion of the High-Level Conference on the EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights, Eurojust announced that it would join the newly created Victims’ Rights Platform. The platform is the first measure created under the first EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights … Read more
EU Eurojust