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Deliberations on the New EU Long-Term Budget - State of Play
This news item summarises the key developments regarding the discussions on the new EU long-term budget over the past few months. Discussions gained momentum in spring 2026; however, opposing positions became also evident among the negotiating parties: the European Parliament and the Council. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Council
European Parliament
Protection of Financial Interests
AMLA’s Inaugural Conference: EU Pushes for Stronger AML/CFT Coordination
On 9 June 2026, the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) held its first public conference, bringing together over 360 participants from all 27 EU Member States, with additional stakeholders following online via livestream. Attendees included representatives of EU … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Authority for Anti-Money Laundering (AMLA)
Money Laundering
Terrorism
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Trackathon to Locate Fugitives
On 3 and 4 June 2026, nearly 100 investigators and open-source intelligence (OSINT) specialists from 31 countries gathered at Europol headquarters for the 2026 edition of the ENFAST Trackathon, a high-intensity operation targeting some of Europe’s most dangerous fugitives. The initiative focused on high-priority … Read more
EU
Europol
European Arrest Warrant
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Project A.S.S.E.T. – New Benchmark for International Cooperation in Global Asset Seizure
From 19–22 May 2026, Europol conducted the third and most successful operational week of Project A.S.S.E.T. (Asset Search & Seize Enforcement Taskforce). Project A.S.S.E.T., organised by Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC), supports the fight against serious and organised crime and the seizure … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Authority for Anti-Money Laundering (AMLA)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Organised Crime
Judicial Cooperation
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Freezing of Assets / Confiscation
Spotlight ECJ: Executing Member State Must Ensure Enforcement of Custodial Sentence if it Denies Surrender due to Fundamental Rights Grounds
On 4 June 2026, the Grand Chamber judgment of the ECJ concluded: If an EU Member State refuses the surrender of persons due to poor detention conditions in the EU Member States that sentenced them, the refusing Member State is required to enforce the prison sentence on its own territory. The main aim must be to avoid impunity of the requested person. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
European Arrest Warrant
Taking Account of Convictions
Eurojust Vice-President Re-Elected
On 26 May 2026, Lithuania’s National Member at Eurojust, Margarita Šniutytė-Daugėlienė, was re-elected as Vice-President of the Agency. She will begin her second four-year mandate on 28 June, continuing to serve alongside Eurojust President Michael Schmid and Vice-President José de la Mata.Ms … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Spotlight IOCTA 2026
On 28 April 2026, Europol published the 11th edition of its 2026 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). Under the title “The evolving threat landscape: how encryption, proxies and artificial intelligence are expanding cybercrime”, the assessment provides a detailed analysis of significant developments, changes, and emerging threats in cybercrime in 2025. Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Organised Crime
Football Enters EU Anti-Money Laundering Framework
On 27 April 2026, in an interview with Italian outlet “Calcio e Finanza”, the Chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA), Bruna Szego, outlined the rationale for bringing professional football clubs and agents under the EU’s anti-money laundering framework from July 2029. Read more
EU
Authority for Anti-Money Laundering (AMLA)
Money Laundering
CJEU Confirms National Courts’ Role in Reviewing EPPO Measures
On 16 April 2026, the CJEU delivered its judgment in Case C-328/24 P, Mincu Pătrașcu Brâncuși v EPPO, concerning a challenge brought by a Romanian national against procedural actions taken by the EPPO.In an investigation opened by the EPPO in 2021 against Mr. Mincu … Read more
EU
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
New Romanian National Member at Eurojust
In May 2026, the new National Member for Romania at Eurojust, Prosecutor Emilia Ioana Lionte, took up her duties.Before joining Eurojust, Ms Lionte served within Romania’s National Anticorruption Directorate and gained extensive experience in international judicial cooperation, working as a national expert at … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Europol Starts Search for New Executive Director
On 2 May 2026, Europol entered a transition phase following the departure of Executive Director Catherine De Bolle, who stepped down on 1 May 2026 after eight years in office.The process to appoint a new Executive Director is now underway. Applications closed on … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust Annual Report 2025
On 24 April 2026, Eurojust published its Annual Report for 2025 highlighting a continued expansion of the Agency’s operational activities, judicial cooperation work, and international role in combating serious cross-border crime. The report has been published both as a pdf version for download and as … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Judicial Cooperation
ECA Unsatisfied with Transparency and Traceability in RRF
According to the ECA's special report of 6 May 2026, information on recipients, actual costs and results achieved under the current Recovery and Resilience Facility is insufficient. Gaps in transparency and traceability must be taken into account in the negotiations on the future EU budgets. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight ECA: EU’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund Remains Vulnerable to Fraud
In a Special Report published on 11 February 2026, the European Court of Auditors found that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) continues to suffer from weaknesses in the detection, reporting and correction of fraud cases. Read more
EU
ECA Opinions on Next MFF: "Many Changes May Not Make the Budget Better"
This news item summarises the "overview document" by the European Court of Auditors which summarises the main risks and challenges of the Commission's proposals on programmes for the next EU funding period 2028-2034. The Court issued a dozen opinions in the first quarter 2026. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
ECJ: Speciality Rule in TCA is No Refusal Ground
On 23 April 2026, the ECJ held in Case C-528/24 (Boothnesse) that a possible infringement of the speciality rule - a basic concept in extradition law - by the issuing State does not constitute, in itself, a ground for the executing judicial authority to refuse the execution of an extradition arrest warrant. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Judicial Cooperation
Procedural Safeguards