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Spotlight Key Features of Most Threatening Criminal Networks in the EU
At the beginning of April 2024, Europol presented its first report on the most threatening criminal networks operating in the EU. With the aim of deepening our understanding of the key characteristics of these networks, the report "Decoding the EU’s most threatening criminal networks … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Organised Crime
Report on the Dissemination of Terrorist Content Online
On 14 February 2024, the Commission adopted a report on the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2021/784, which addresses the dissemination of terrorist content online (→ eucrim 2/2021, 95-97 ). The Regulation applies as of 7 June 2022 (→ eucrim 2/2022, 112) The report … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Racism and Xenophobia
Terrorism
Accession to the EU: 20th Anniversary for Ten Member States
On 1 May 2004, the EU experienced its largest single enlargement in terms of countries and people - with the accession of ten new Member States: Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.To mark the 20th anniversary of the … Read more
EU
European Court of Justice (ECJ)
What Can the EJN or Eurojust Do for You?
In April 2024, the EJN and Eurojust published an updated version of a joint paper informing judicial practitioners in the EU Member States of the services and assistance in international cooperation in criminal matters that both bodies provide. The paper explains the role, tasks, and … Read more
EU
Eurojust
European Judicial Network (EJN)
FRA Signs Agreements with Frontex and eu-Lisa
On 12 March 2024, FRA signed two new agreements to strengthen its partnership and cooperation with Frontex and eu-Lisa.The cooperation plan established between FRA and eu-Lisa (the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale lT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security … Read more
Frontex
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
EPPO’s Operational Activities: January – March 2024
This news item provides an overview of the EPPO's main operational activities from 1 January to 31 March 2024. It continues the periodic analyses of recent issues (last: → eucrim 4/2023, 322-324) and reports in reverse chronological order. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
EPPO Signs Working Arrangement with Czechia’s Supreme Audit Office
On 28 February 2024, the EPPO and the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic (SAO) signed a Working Arrangement to facilitate and foster the exchange of information on suspicious financial transactions relating to facts and offences falling within the remit of the EPPO.The … Read more
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Overview of Convictions in EPPO Cases: January – March 2024
The following is an overview of court verdicts and alternative resolutions in EPPO cases, which continues the overviews given in previous eucrim issues (last →eucrim 4/2023). A brief analysis of EPPO's news reports from January to March 2024 is presented in reverse chronological … Read more
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
MONEYVAL: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Azerbaijan
On 12 February 2024, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on Azerbaijan. Its geographical, transcontinental location impacts the risks related to drugs smuggling and higher risk jurisdictions. The most important sector within the financial industry is the banking sector, holding 95% of the country’s … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
2024 State of Schengen Report
On 16 April 2024, the European Commission published the 2024 State of Schengen report, providing an overview of the past year’s developments and setting new priorities for the upcoming year (for the 2023 report → eucrim 2/2023, 114-115; for the 2022 report → … Read more
EU
Schengen
Commission
Operational Partnership Conference between OLAF and EPPO
On 22/23 April 2024, OLAF and the EPPO held an Operational Partnership Conference in Brussels. Prosecutors and financial investigators from the EPPO and investigators, forensic experts and analysts from OLAF convened to share experiences and best practices as well as to discuss … Read more
Thomas Wahl
OLAF
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Protection of Financial Interests
EDPS Raises Concerns Over Planned Police Cooperation in Migrant Smuggling
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published an Opinion on the proposed Regulation to enhance police cooperation to prevent, detect, and investigate the smuggling of migrants and the trafficking of human beings, and to reinforce the role of the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation … Read more
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
Trafficking in Human Beings
Police Cooperation
Data Protection
MONEYVAL: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Montenegro
On 1 February 2024, MONEYVAL published its fifth round evaluation report on Montenegro. Even though Montenegro is not an EU Member State, the country uses the EURO as its de facto official currency since 2002, with the banking sector – the country’s most significant … Read more
Council of Europe
Money Laundering
EDPS Annual Report 2023
On 9 April 2024, the European Data Protection Supervisor presented its Annual Report 2023. The Report looks back to the EDPS' activities in 2023 with regard to "supervision and enforcement", "policy and consultation", and "technology and privacy".When presenting the report on 9 April … Read more
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
Data Protection
Comparative Study on Access to Classified Data in National Security-Related Immigration Cases
In a study, released in April 2024, national experts explored and compared the extent to which European standards are applied in 25 EU Member States with regard to the access to State classified information in immigration-related proceedings. The study relates to administrative decisions against foreign … Read more
EU
Security Union
Procedural Safeguards
ECJ Ruling on Fingerprints in Identity Cards
On 21 March 2024, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Case C-61/22 (RL) involving the city of Wiesbaden, the capital of the German state of Hesse, regarding the mandatory inclusion of two fingerprints in identity cards. In the case at issue, a German … Read more
EU
Data Protection