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The Current Cybercrime Landscape: IOCTA 2019 
20 December 2019 (updated 6 years, 9 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 9 October 2019, Europol published its 2019 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). The 2019 IOCTA provides key findings and recommendations regarding the cybercrime threat landscape, focusing on six crime priorities:Cyber-dependent crime;Online child sexual exploitation;Payment fraud;Criminal abuse through the … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Handbook on How to Apply the CFR in Lawmaking and Policymaking at National Level 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
FRA recently published a handbook offering guidance on use of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (the Charter) at the national level. The handbook aims to provide practical orientation on the scope of the Charter based on the case law of the CJEU. It is … Read more
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Operation against Foreign Terrorist Fighters 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From July to September, Frontex supported Operation Neptune 2 with two experts to assist in sea border control. The operation was targeted at suspected foreign terrorist fighters potentially using maritime routes between North Africa and Southern Europe. It was coordinated by Interpol and supported by … Read more
EU Frontex Terrorism
Ilkka Laitinen Passed Away 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 29 September 2019, Lieutenant General Ilkka Laitinen passed away at the age of 57. Laitinen was first Executive Director of Frontex upon its establishment, serving from 2005 to 2014. Since 2018, he served as Head of the Finnish Border Guard. Read more
Frontex
Seamless Border Control 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In October 2019, Frontex ‒ together with the Border Service of Portugal (SEF) and the Lisbon Airport Authority (ANA) ‒ tested new technologies for border control at Lisbon airport to see whether biometric solutions can decrease the waiting time at borders. The technology uses face … Read more
EU Frontex Criminal Records Judicial Cooperation Law Enforcement Cooperation
Operation Mobile 2 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of October 2019, a 12-day operation, entitled Joint Action Day (JAD) Mobile 2, led to the detection of 439 stolen cars as well to the seizure of 11.9 million cigarettes, 20 tonnes of raw tobacco, 38 firearms and 296 pieces of … Read more
EU Europol Frontex Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation
Cooperation with OSCE 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of October 2019, Frontex and the OSCE Secretariat agreed on a working agreement to strengthen their co-operation in combating cross-border crime, trafficking in human beings, and in addressing migratory challenges. The agreement covers the following areas:Fostering good practices in border management; … Read more
EU Terrorism Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation
Judicial Counter-Terrorism Register Launched 
20 December 2019 (updated 2 years, 7 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 3/2019
On 5 September 2019, a Counter-Terrorism Register (CTR) was launched (see also eucrim 2/2019). The CTR is managed by Eurojust on a 24-hour basis. In the CTR, key judicial information on proceedings against suspects of all kinds of terrorist offences is centralised, with … Read more
EU Eurojust Terrorism
New National Member for Lithuania 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 20 August 2019, Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė took up her position as National Member for Lithuania at Eurojust. Before joining Eurojust, Ms Šniutytė-Daugėlienė served as Deputy Prosecutor General of Lithuania and Chief Public Prosecutor of the 2nd Criminal Prosecution Division at the Regional Prosecutor’s Office … Read more
EU Eurojust
Cooperation Agreement with Denmark 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 7 October 2019, Eurojust and the Kingdom of Denmark signed an agreement to continue their criminal justice cooperation. In light of the new Eurojust Regulation entering into force in December 2019, the agreement was needed to be able to continue judicial cooperation with … Read more
EU Eurojust Judicial Cooperation
Guidelines Published: Deciding on Competing Requests for Surrender and Extradition 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Eurojust published a revised version of its guidelines for deciding on competing European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) of 2004. The new guidelines enlarge the scope of the original guidelines, including scenarios for both the situation of multiple EAWs and the situation of conflicts between an EAW … Read more
EU Eurojust European Arrest Warrant
Council Conclusions Eurojust 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At its meeting on 7-8 October 2019, the JHA Council adopted Conclusions on Eurojust, underlining the unique and vital role of Eurojust in the coordination of serious cross-border investigations and prosecution between national investigating and prosecuting authorities.The Conclusions put emphasis on Eurojust’s … Read more
EU Eurojust
Cooperation Agreement with Serbia Signed 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 12 November 2019, Eurojust and the Republic of Serbia signed a cooperation agreement allowing for the sharing of personal data and creating the possibility to appoint a Serbian Liaison Prosecutor to Eurojust.One of the requirements for the cooperation agreement was new Serbian … Read more
EU Eurojust
Major Action Day to Tackle EMPACT Priorities 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From 5 to 8 September 2019, Joint Action Day (JAD) Western Balkans 2019 was carried out. 6708 officers on the ground, 50 officers in the Operational Centre at Europol’s headquarters, and eight agencies and international organisations teamed up to tackle firearms trafficking, illegal immigration, document … Read more
EU Europol
Europol in Brief 2018 
20 December 2019 (updated 6 years, 9 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In September 2019, Europol published a brochure offering statistics and updates of Europol’s year 2018. In 2018, Europol supported 1748 operations, the majority related to terrorism, cybercrime, and drug trafficking. 8266 operational reports were generated, mainly in the area of serious and organised crime. … Read more
EU Europol
Cooperation with FS-ISAC 
20 December 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 19 September 2019, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC). Stronger cooperation with the European financial services sector aims to strengthen the law enforcement response to financially motivated cybercriminals … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime