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GDPR Review Published 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 24 June 2020, the European Commission published a review of its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), assessing the application of the Regulation after its entry into force in 2018. In total, the Commission draws a positive evaluation, emphasizing the GDPR’s contribution to the rights … Read more
EU Data Protection
EDPS Strategy 2020-2024 
31 August 2020 (updated 1 year, 4 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2020
On 30 June 2020, the EDPS presented its new Strategy for the years 2020-2024. Under the title “Shaping a Safer Digital Future: a new Strategy for a new decade”, the new Strategy sets out how the EDPS is going to carry out its statutory … Read more
EU Data Protection
Commission: EU PNR Directive Delivered Tangible Results 
31 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 24 July 2020, the Commission presented its review of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of terrorist offences and … Read more
EU Schengen Organised Crime Terrorism Data Protection
European Council Agrees on Future EU Budget – EP’s Criticism 
31 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 21 July 2020, the Heads of State and Government found a compromise on the 2021-2027 Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) and the extraordinary recovery budget destined to tackle the effects of the unprecedented coronavirus crisis. The EU leaders decided to support a budget of €1,074 … Read more
EU Council Protection of Financial Interests
FRA: Fundamental Rights Report 2020 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 11 June 2020, FRA published its Fundamental Rights Report 2020. In nine chapters, it reviews the main developments of 2019 regarding:Equality and non-discrimination; Racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma equality and inclusion;Asylum, visa, migration, borders, and integration;Information society, privacy and … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
FRA Paper on People’s Security Concerns 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 22 July 2020, FRA published a paper presenting people’s concerns and experiences relating to security. For this survey, approximately 35,000 persons aged 16 years and older were interviewed in all EU Member States, plus North Macedonia and the United Kingdom.Looking at the … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Practical Guidance on Border Controls 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of July 2020, FRA published a practical guidance looking at border controls and fundamental rights at external land borders. The guidance aims at supporting border-management staff in the EU Member States in implementing the fundamental rights safeguards of the Schengen Borders Code … Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Frontex and FRA Sign Agreement to Establish Fundamental Rights Monitors 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 10 June 2020, Frontex and FRA signed a Service-Level Agreement to establish a team of about 40 fundamental rights monitors. They shall make sure that all operational activities are in line with the fundamental rights framework, are to monitor all types of operations and … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Frontex Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Operation in Montenegro Launched 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 15 July 2020, Frontex launched an operation in Montenegro so as to tackle cross-border crime, including migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, document fraud, stolen vehicles and boats, smuggling of drugs and weapons, and terrorism. Measures include, for instance, the deployment of officers to … Read more
EU Frontex Organised Crime
New Factsheet on JIT Cooperation 
31 August 2020 (updated 4 years, 9 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In June 2020, Eurojust published a new factsheet on Joint Investigations Teams (JITs) cooperation summarizing its operational, legal and financial possibilities to support judicial authorities with the use of JITs. Options for support include, for instance, the JIT Funding Portal, practical guides and model … Read more
EU Eurojust
VAT Carousel Fraud Unravelled 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In June 2020, an operation in Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Serbia, coordinated by Eurojust and supported by Europol, unravelled a VAT fraud carousel that has caused a loss of approximately €10 M to the Hungarian budget. The organised crime group (OCG) imported … Read more
EU Europol Eurojust
Report on the COVID-19 Impact on EU Drug Markets Published 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In late May 2020, Europol and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) published a joint report looking at the impact of COVID-19 on drug markets in the EU. In its key findings, the report underlines the resilience of organised crime … Read more
EU Corona Europol
European Financial and Economic Crime Centre Launched 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
With the aim to enhance the operational support provided to the EU Member States and EU bodies in the fields of financial and economic crime, on 5 June 2020, Europol launched its new European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC). The EFECC is … Read more
EU Europol
New Report on Intellectual Property Crime 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 10 June 2020, Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published a new report on Intellectual Property (IP) crime and its links to other serious crimes such as pharmaceutical crime, drug trafficking, manslaughter, illegal weapons possession, forced labour, food fraud, excise fraud, … Read more
EU Europol Organised Crime
Europol: TE-SAT 2020 
31 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 23 June 2020, Europol published its new Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2020. It outlines the latest developments with regard to jihadist, ethno-nationalist and separatist, left-wing and anarchist, right-wing, and single-issue terrorism.Unfortunately, the year 2019 has seen a fairly new security … Read more
EU Europol Terrorism
Capacity-Strengthening in the EU Eastern Neighbourhood 
31 August 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of June 2020, a four-year-long initiative was kicked off between Europol and six Eastern Partnership countries to fight organised crime. Funded by the European Commission, this Europol-led project will support the law enforcement authorities of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine … Read more
EU Europol Organised Crime