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Romania to be Placed Under Rule-of-Law Monitoring 
17 June 2019 (updated 4 years, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
After Poland and Hungary, Romania is likely to become the third EU country that may face the consequences of the EU’s Article 7 procedure (for this procedure, see eucrim 2/2018, p. 80 and the article by Cassese, eucrim 1/2018, p. 72). After the Romanian … Read more
EU Fundamental Rights Rule of Law
Reports on Victims’ Rights 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of April 2019, FRA published a set of four reports on justice for victims of violent crimes. The set of reports deals with access to justicefrom four different perspectives:Victims’ rights as a standard of criminal justice;Justice in criminal proceedings; … Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
First Operation Outside the EU 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 21 May 2019, Frontex launched its first full-fledged joint operation outside the European Union. This first operation in Albania aimed at supporting Albanian border guards with border control and at combating cross-border crime. For the operation, 50 officers from 12 EU Member States, … Read more
EU Frontex
Patrol Cars Started Operating 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the end of May 2019, for the first time in its history, Frontex started to operate its own patrol cars in various field deployments at Europe’s borders.The patrol cars are a first step towards Frontex operating its own equipment rather than relying … Read more
EU Frontex
Dark Web Marketplaces Taken Down 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2019, two major dark web marketplaces, the “Wall Street Market” and the “Silkkitie” (known as the Valhalla Marketplace), were taken down in an international operation between Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and several US authorities together with the support of Europol … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Malware Group Dismantled 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
In mid-May 2019, GozNym, a cybercriminal network offering cybercrime as a service was able to be dismantled through an international operation between Bulgaria, Georgia, Germany, Moldova, Ukraine, and the USA. Criminal services offered by GozNym included, for instance, bulletproof hosters, money mule networks, crypters, spammers, … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Taken Down 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 22 May 2019, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency mixing services ‘Bestmixer.io’ was shut down in a joint action of the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in cooperation with authorities in Luxembourg and at Europol.A cryptocurrency mixing service offers to mix … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime
Results of Action Week Against Human Trafficking 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
From 8-14 April 2019, Europol ˗ together with 23 EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland ˗ conducted an action week against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation. The action resulted in 46 arrests and the identification of 323 potential … Read more
EU Europol
New National Member for Latvia 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
On 1 May 2019, Ms Dagmāra Skudratook up her position as National Member for Latvia at Eurojust. She previously held the position of Deputy to the National Member of Latvia at Eurojust from 2004-2013.Before joining Eurojust, Ms Skudra was Deputy Prosecutor General … Read more
EU Eurojust
New Rules for Repetitive Appeals 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
With effect from 1 May 2019, the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice have created new rules for appeals brought in cases that have already been considered twice … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
ETIAS Implementation: Progress by Frontex and Europol 
17 June 2019
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
At the beginning of May 2019, both Frontex and Europol submitted progress reports to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the preparatory status of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). For the legal framework of ETIAS, see 2/2018, 82, … Read more
EU Schengen
AG: Bulgaria Must Bring its Law in Line with EIO Directive 
4 June 2019 (updated 5 years, 5 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2019
If the national legislation of an EU Member State does not provide for legal remedies, by means of which the substantive reasons for an investigative measure requested by a European Investigation Order (EIO), cannot be challenged, this Member State is not entitled to use the EIO instrument. This far-reaching legal ramification was proposed by Advocate General Yves Bot in his opinion of 11 April 2019 in case C-324/17 (criminal proceedings against Ivan Gavanozov) Read more
EU European Investigation Order Procedural Safeguards
AG: Assessment Standards of Detention Conditions in EAW Cases 
4 June 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 30 April 2019, AG Sánchez-Bordona presented his opinion in case C-128/18 (Dumitru-Tudor Dorobantur). The request for a preliminary ruling goes back to a demand by the Federal Constitutional Court that the referring court must ask the CJEU to further determine the factors relevant to the assessment of the detention conditions in the issuing State. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights European Arrest Warrant
CJEU: Relationship Between Time Limits in the FD EAW and Surrender Detention 
4 June 2019
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In its judgment of 12 February 2019, the CJEU dealt with the implication of non-compliance with the time limits for the decision to execute a European Arrest Warrant on maintaining the requested person’s extradition detention. The CJEU ultimately had to decide whether the Dutch law implementing Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European Arrest Warrant (FD EAW) and the case law of the Amsterdam courts could be upheld against Art. 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (CFR). Read more
EU European Arrest Warrant
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Malta 
3 June 2019
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 3 April 2019, GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Malta. The focus of this evaluation round is on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. The evaluation focuses particularly on issues, such as conflicts of interest, the declaration of assets, and accountability mechanisms. Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
Annual Activity Report by Human Rights Commissioner 
3 June 2019
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 8 April 2019, the Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, presented her first annual activity report before the Parliamentary Assembly. Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues