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Commission Rejects UK’s Plans to Remedy Deficiencies in Use of SIS 
17 July 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 27 May 2020, the Commission stated that the action plan tabled by the UK to remedy the deficiencies as identified during the evaluation in 2017 is not adequate. Read more
EU Schengen Police Cooperation
EP Rejects UK Plans to Join Prüm Dactyloscopic Data Exchange 
17 July 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Parliament calls on the Council not to allow the UK’s participation in the Prüm network as far as the exchange of dactyloscopic data is concerned. Read more
EU Police Cooperation
Eurojust/EJN: Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters 
12 July 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The EJN and Eurojust compile and regularly update information on the impact of measures taken by governments to combat the spread of COVID-19. This extends to judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the European Union (and Iceland and Norway) and to the way forward. The … Read more
EU Corona Eurojust European Judicial Network (EJN) Judicial Cooperation
Spotlight Europol: How COVID-19 Shapes Serious and Organised Crime Landscape in the EU 
12 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 30 April 2020, Europol published a report to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on serious and organised crime. The report expects the impact of the pandemic to unfold in three phases:The current and immediate short-term outlook;A mid-term phase, which will … Read more
EU Europol Organised Crime
Cybercrime and Disinformation during the COVID-19 Pandemic 
12 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 3 April 2020, Europol published a report on cybercrime and disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Forms of cybercime include ransomware, DDoS, child sexual exploitation, the darknet, and hybrid threats such as disinformation and interference campaigns.According to the report’s key findings, the COVID-19 … Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy Cybercrime Organised Crime
Counterfeiting during the COVID-19 Crisis 
12 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 17 April 2020, Europol published a report on the activities of counterfeiters during the COVID-19 crisis. The report provides an overview on counterfeits, substandard goods, and intellectual property crime during the crisis.According to the report, Organised Crime Groups producing and distributing counterfeit … Read more
EU Europol Counterfeiting & Piracy Organised Crime
Fundamental Rights Implications of the Coronavirus Pandemic 
12 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights compiled a bulletin on the fundamental rights implications of the coronavirus pandemic in the EU. The bulletin, which covers the period from 1 February to 20 March 2020, scrutinizes the measures taken by the EU Member States to … Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Risk Analysis 2020 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 28 April 2020, Frontex published its Risk Analysis for the year 2020. In its three main chapters, the analysis assesses the situation with regard to migratory flows, several border management challenges, and it features analysis.According to the report, the year 2019 saw … Read more
EU Frontex
Operation of False and Authentic Docu-ment Online System 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of April 2020, Frontex’ Centre of Excellence for Combatting Document Fraud became responsible for the operation of the False and Authentic Documents Online system (FADO). FADO is an EU Internet-based image-archiving system set up to support the rapid sharing of images … Read more
EU Frontex
Recruitment: European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
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
EU Frontex
Eurojust Annual Report 2019 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
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
EU Eurojust
Update on Ne Bis In Idem Case Law 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
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
EU Eurojust Ne bis in idem
Update on EAW Case Law 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
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
EU Eurojust European Arrest Warrant
YouTube Channel Launched 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
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
EU Eurojust
JIT Evaluation Report 
9 July 2020 (updated 11 months, 2 weeks ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2020
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
EU Eurojust
Cooperation with CENTRIC 
9 July 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
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
EU Europol