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Europol Tackles Violence-as-a-Service 
12 May 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
In response to the growing trend of Violence-as-a-Service (VaaS) and the recruitment of young people into serious organised crime, Europol launched a new Operational Taskforce named GRIMM at the end of April 2025. VaaS often involves young perpetrators who carry out threats, assaults, or killings … Read more
EU Europol Cybercrime Organised Crime Law Enforcement Cooperation
Overview of the Latest Developments on the DSA: February-April 2025 
12 May 2025 (updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen / Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
This news item continues the reporting on the latest developments concerning the DSA in the form of a chronological overview. It covers the period from February to April 2025. Read more
EU Digital Space Regulation
Bavarian Court: 2022 Border Check near German-Austrian Border Unlawful 
12 May 2025
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2025
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
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Schengen
New EPPO Administrative Director 
9 May 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2025
On 7 May 2025, the College of the EPPO appointed Ms Selomey Yamadjako as its new Administrative Director. The Administrative Director acts as the EPPO's legal representative for administrative and budgetary matters and is responsible for implementing the EPPO's budget. Prior to joining the EPPO, … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Overview of the Latest Developments on the DMA: January-April 2025 
9 May 2025 (updated 5 months ago)
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2025
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 
9 May 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
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
EU Eurojust Organised Crime Law Enforcement Cooperation
ECA: EU Money Granted to NGOs Still Not Transparent 
8 May 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
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
EU Protection of Financial Interests
2025 State of Schengen Report 
5 May 2025
Dr. Anna Pingen Dr. Anna Pingen in Issue 1/2025
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 
5 May 2025
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
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 
5 May 2025 (updated 1 year ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
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
European Prosecutor Suspended 
2 May 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 2/2025
On 26 March 2025, the European Chief Prosecutor informed the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the European Commission that the EPPO College decided to open an administrative inquiry into potential misconduct by the Bulgarian European Prosecutor within the scope of an ongoing … Read more
EU European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO)
Denmark Blamed for Non-Implementation of GRECO Recommendations 
30 April 2025 (updated 7 months, 4 weeks ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 1/2025
On 7 April 2025, a high-level delegation of GRECO urged Danish officials to take measures in order to implement recommendations from GRECO's fourth and fifth round evaluation reports. GRECO particularly called on Denmark to fully implement GRECO’s recommendations to prevent corruption and strengthen integrity within … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
New In-Depth Analysis on the European Ecstasy Market 
30 April 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
On 27 March 2025, Europol and the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) published their latest study on the European market for MDMA (ecstasy), covering aspects from production and trafficking to distribution and use. Read more
EU Europol Organised Crime
Smart Border Control Technologies: Results of METICOS Project 
30 April 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
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
CJEU: Judicial Statistics 2024 
29 April 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
On 21 March 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published its judicial statistics for the year 2024. In total, 1,706 new cases were brought before and 1,785 cases were completed by the Court of Justice (ECJ) and the General Court. … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Partial Renewal of the Judges of the General Court 
29 April 2025
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 1/2025
On 26 March 2025, in view of the terms of twenty-six judges expiring on 31 August 2025, representatives of the governments of the EU Member States appointed thirteen judges to the General Court of the EU as part of a partial renewal.For the remainder … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)