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Common Criteria on Entering Terrorists and Extremists in SIS
On 11 April 2024, the Belgian Council Presidency circulated a note which lists criteria on when a person should be regarded as a potential terrorist or violent extremist threat (“Gefährder”). The note stressed that the criteria are "strictly non-binding". Their goal is to … Read more
Thomas Wahl
Security Union
Schengen
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Reform of CJEU Statute Adopted
The Council and the European Parliament agreed on the reform of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EU amending Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice. The EP adopted the draft regulation on 27 February 2024 and the … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Spotlight Publication of EPPO’s Annual Report 2023
On 1 March 2024, the EPPO published its Annual Report for the year 2023. The report gives an overview of the EPPO’s operational activities and the activities of its College, permanent Chambers, and 140 European Delegated Prosecutors (for the 2022 report → eucrim 1/2023, … Read more
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Spotlight Anti-SLAPP Directive Published
After the European Parliament and Council had finally signed the act on 11 April 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/1069 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings ("Strategic lawsuits against public participation" - commonly dubbed "SLAPP") was published … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Legislation
Victim Protection
CJEU: Judicial Statistics 2023
On 23 March 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judicial statistics for the year 2023. Looking at the number of cases brought before the Court of Justice (ECJ) and the General Court, 2023 once again confirmed an upward … Read more
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
New Eurojust Factsheet on the Digital Services Act
A new factsheet, prepared by Eurojust's Intellectual Property Crime Project, explains the Digital Services Act (DSA) that became fully applicable in February 2024. The factsheet informs about cooperation and reporting obligations, enforcement rules and the impact of the DSA on copyright infringements. Read more
Legislation
Digital Space Regulation
Eurojust
Counterfeiting & Piracy
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
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
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
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
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