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Bavarian Court: 2022 Border Check near German-Austrian Border Unlawful
On 17 March 2025, the Bavarian Administrative Court followed the arguments put forth by the CJEU and declared an identity check, which took place against a German law professor in June 2022, to be not compliant with the Schengen Borders Code and thus unlawful. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Schengen
Overview of the Latest Developments on the DMA: January-April 2025
This news item continues the overview of latest developments on the EU's Digital Markets Act - the EU's flagship regulation for gatekeepers in order to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector. Read more
EU
Legislation
Digital Space Regulation
EU-SOCTA 2025
The new Europol report on serious and organised crime threats identified key criminal activities, the dynamics of criminal networks, and emerging trends in the EU. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Eurojust
Organised Crime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
ECA: EU Money Granted to NGOs Still Not Transparent
According to the European Court of Auditor's report no 11/2025, EU funding granted to NGOs remains opaque, in particular due to a lack of sufficient information and of adequate checks on NGOs' status and compliance with EU values. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
2025 State of Schengen Report
On 23 April 2025, the European Commission presented the 2025 State of Schengen Report, reviewing the functioning of the world’s largest area of free movement over the past year and outlining the priorities for the next year. The report comes ahead of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement. Read more
EU
Schengen
Commission
ECA: Simplified EU Customs Procedures Vulnerable to VAT Fraud
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) believes that simplified import customs procedures in the EU are vulnerable to VAT fraud. This is the main conclusion of a special report published on 24 March 2025. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Tax Evasion
Customs Cooperation
ECA: Weak Compliance with Public Procurement and State Aid Rules for Money Spent under the RRF
The Commission still cannot be certain that EU countries have effective systems to ensure that the EU’s €650 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) complies with public procurement and state aid rules. This is the main message of a new ECA report published on 10 March 2025. Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Smart Border Control Technologies: Results of METICOS Project
On 25 April 2025, DG HOME shared information about the outcome of the METICOS project. It assessed the potential to provide border management organisations with evidence-based decision-making tools that balance security with traveller privacy. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Security Union
Commission
Spotlight Commission Presents ProtectEU: the New EU Internal Security Strategy
On 1 April 2025, the European Commission presented a Communication entitled "ProtectEU: a European Internal Security Strategy". The Strategy outlines a comprehensive set of measures that are planned to be initiated and implemented in the current term of the Commission in order to strengthen the EU's internal security. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Security Union
Europol
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Council Concluded EU-Canada PNR Agreement
On 14 April 2025, the Council of the European Union concluded, on behalf of the Union, the Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data. Read more
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Data Protection
Europol and Egypt Sign Working Arrangement
On 9 April 2025, Europol and the Arab Republic of Egypt signed a Working Arrangement to enhance their cooperation in preventing and combating serious crime, including migrant smuggling, trafficking in human beings, drug trafficking, and child sexual exploitation. The arrangement provides for a structured and … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust and Egypt Sign Working Arrangement
On 10 April 2025, Eurojust and the Public Prosecution Office of the Arab Republic of Egypt signed a Working Arrangement to enhance their cooperation in in the fight against serious organised crime. This is an EU-funded project implemented by Eurojust to strengthen strategic and operational … Read more
EU
Eurojust
GC Strengthened Procedural Rghts in Disciplinary Proceedings against MEP
On 12 March 2025, the General Court ruled that a person accused of harassment is entitled to disclosure of a summary of the statements of the various witnesses heard during the investigation procedure as well as to essential documents which formed the basis for the allegations. Therefore, sanctions for the conduct imposed by the EP's President had to be annulled. Read more
EU
European Parliament
Procedural Safeguards
EP Set Out its Priorities for 2026 Budget
On 2 April 2025, the plenary of the European Parliament (EP) adopted the Parliament's guidelines for the 2026 EU budget. The guidelines are designed to set out the EP's expectations towards the Commission when drafting its budget proposal (expected in June 2025). MEPs wish … Read more
EU
European Parliament
Protection of Financial Interests
New Legal Framework for Commission's Chief Risk Officer
By Decision 2025/369, the European Commission expanded the role of the independent Chief Risk Officer, with an oversight over all of the Union's financial operations, including borrowing, debt and liquidity management, lending operations and budgetary guarantees, as well as assets under management. Read more
EU
Commission
Protection of Financial Interests
2024 Annual Report on Execution of ECtHR Judgments
On 19 March 2025, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe published its annual report on the supervision of the execution of judgments and decisions of the ECtHR in 2024. The report includes country-by-country information on new cases, pending cases and cases closed … Read more
Council of Europe
Fundamental Rights
European Court of Human Rights