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Security Union: Commission Wants Mandate for EU-Japan PNR Agreement 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
During the EU-Asia Connectivity Forum held in Brussels on 27 September 2019, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker announced that the Commission recommended that the Council give green light to open negotiations with Japan on the transfer of Passenger Name Records (PNR). PNR are travel information data … Read more
EU Terrorism Data Protection
CJEU: Scope of EU’s Procedural Rights Directives in Procedures Ordering Committal to Psychiatric Hospital 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 19 September 2019, the CJEU delivered a judgment dealing with the applicability and interpretation of the procedural rights directives in a situation where the judicial authorities of a Member State ordered a person be committed to a psychiatric hospital. The case (C-467/18 − … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) Procedural Safeguards
Spotlight FRA Report on Information about Defence Rights and Rights to Access to a Lawyer 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Full access to justice is not guaranteed, at least not in an equal way, because defendants are often poorly informed or access to legal assistance is inadequate. This is one of the main results of a report issued by the European Union Agency for Fundamental … Read more
EU European Arrest Warrant Procedural Safeguards
Commission Implementation Report on Access to Lawyer Directive 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 9 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 27 September 2019, the European Commission published its implementation report on Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer. The Directive is one of the six EU procedural rights directives that aim to harmonise safeguards of suspected or accused persons in criminal … Read more
EU Procedural Safeguards
Regulation on Removal of Internet Content Promoting Terrorism – State of Play 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 9 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 24 September 2019, the European Parliament’s LIBE committee backed the position, as agreed by the plenary before May’s European elections, on the proposed Regulation seeking prevention of the dissemination of online content promoting terrorism (for the EP’s resolution of 17 April 2019, see … Read more
EU Racism and Xenophobia
EP: Plans to Set up a Subcommittee on Tax and Financial Crime 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In September 2019, the coordinators of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) in the European Parliament officially decided to create a permanent subcommittee on tax and financial crime. The initiative was mainly propelled by the Greens/EFL Group, which feels that the new subcommittee is … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
Commission: Benefits of Administrative Cooperation in Direct Taxation Unclear 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 12 September 2019, the Commission presented its first evaluation report on Directive 2011/16/EU regarding administrative cooperation in the field of taxation. The Directive lays down rules and procedures for the cross-border exchange of tax information between the national tax administrations. The Directive has been … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests Tax Evasion
Spotlight ESAs Concerned about ML/TF Monitoring and Reporting 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 9 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 4 October 2019, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published their second joint opinion on the risks of money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) affecting the European Union’s (EU) financial sector. The opinion is based on Art. 6(5) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, the … Read more
EU Money Laundering Protection of Financial Interests
MEPs Concerned about Member States’ Implementation of EU’s AML Legislation 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 9 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 19 September 2019, MEPs adopted a resolution on the state of implementation of the Union’s anti-money laundering legislation. MEPs expressed serious concerns about the lack of implementation of the 4th AML Directive by a large number of Member States and about the fact … Read more
EU Money Laundering
Council Discusses Way Forward in Prevention of and Fight Against Corruption 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
At the JHA Council meeting in Luxembourg on 7 October 2019, the justice ministers of the EU Member States held a debate on EU action against corruption. Points of discussion were:Additional action at the EU level to ensure a coordinated, comprehensive and coherent … Read more
EU Council Corruption
Council Advances Legislation Against VAT Fraud in E-Commerce 
12 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 8 November 2019, the ECOFIN Council reached a political agreement on future EU legislation that would make VAT-relevant data in e-commerce trade available to anti-fraud authorities. The new rules will oblige payment service providers to keep records of cross-border payments related to e-commerce. These … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight 30th Annual PIF Report 
11 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 9 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 11 October 2019, the European Commission published its 2018 report on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests – fight against fraud. It is the 30th annual report, the first report having been published in January 1990. Hence, the 2018 report not … Read more
EU Protection of Financial Interests
Plans for Europol-New Zealand Operational Agreement 
11 January 2020 (updated 1 year, 11 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2019
Together with its 20th progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union, the European Commission addressed a recommendation to the Council to authorise the opening of negotiations for an EU-New Zealand agreement. The initiative aims to allow Europol and New Zealand law enforcement … Read more
Europol Judicial Cooperation Law Enforcement Cooperation
State of Play of EPPO Implementation 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Commission informed the justice ministers of the EU Member States on the state of play in implementation of the EPPO Regulation at the JHA Council meeting on 7 October 2019. European Prosecutors who were nominated by the participating Member States were heard by the … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Ms Kövesi Appointed European Chief Prosecutor 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
After the decision by the Conference of Presidents (EP President David Sassoli and political group leaders) on 17 October 2019, Ms Laura Codruţa Kövesi is the first European Chief Prosecutor. She can now start her seven-year mandate. The Council endorsed the nomination on 14 October … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Conference Highlights Need for Strong AFCOS in Candidate Countries 
11 January 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
Governments must “give law enforcement and public administration the tools they need to detect and to prosecute fraudsters,” said OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä at the annual conference of Anti-Fraud Coordination Services (AFCOS) in reference to EU candidate and potential candidate countries. The conference was … Read more
EU OLAF Protection of Financial Interests