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Europol Cooperates with APPF
On 7 November 2023, Europol and the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations (APPF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). With the MoU, Europol and the APPF aim to strengthen their cooperation and reinforce the resilience of EU democracies against criminal threats … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Europol Joins JIT on International Crimes in Ukraine
On 5 October 2023, Europol joined the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) agreement on alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine. Europol will provide analytical and forensic support, offer expertise gathered through its Analytical Project on Core International Crimes (AP CIC), and contribute analysis gathered from … Read more
EU
Ukraine conflict
Europol
Enhanced Security for the Olympics 2024
In view of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be hosted by France in 2024, Europol and France have signed an agreement to enable Europol to support France in further strengthening security during the games. Issues covered by the agreement include:Increasing operational … Read more
EU
Europol
WJP Rule of Law Index 2023: Global Rule of Law Continues to Decline
Amid alarming global developments, the integrity of the rule of law is on a decline, affecting more than six billion individuals globally. The 2023 Rule of Law Index released by the World Justice Project (WJP) on 25 October 2023 highlights the ongoing erosion in global … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Rule of Law
Europol Successfully Collaborates with TikTok on Referral Action Day
In the context of the public-private partnership between TikTok, law enforcement agencies, and Europol, the partners conducted a Referral Action Day to target suspected terrorist and violent extremist content online. The public-private partnership aims to address terrorists' abuse of the Internet, prevent online radicalisation, and … Read more
EU
Europol
Terrorism
FRA's Strategic Priority 2023-2028
FRA’s strategic priorities for the next five years have been set out in its recently published Strategic Plan 2023-2028. It assesses a number of megatrends that seem most relevant to fundamental rights and looks at how the set priorities can be achieved in the upcoming years. Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
Eurojust Signs Working Arrangement with Nigeria
On 9 November 2023, Eurojust and the Nigerian judicial authorities signed a Working Arrangement, with the aim of enabling structured and closer cooperation in the fight against organised crime groups. Through the agreement, Eurojust can establish a Contact Point in Nigeria. It allows Eurojust … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Judicial Cooperation
New Possibilities for Information Exchange in Terrorism Cases
On 31 October 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/2131 amending Eurojust Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 as regards digital information exchange in terrorism cases entered into force. Through the amended Regulation, Eurojust may now establish a modern Case Management System (CMS) to store operational information as well as a … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Terrorism
Eurojust Raises Awareness of Advertising-Funded Digital Piracy
In a new flyer, Eurojust stressed that advertising of the use of advertising to fund websites and mobile apps offering pirated content has become an insidious practice in the online piracy landscape and generates income for criminals. Read more
EU
Eurojust
Counterfeiting & Piracy
Eurojust Paper: The Crime of Aggression in Domestic Laws
In a paper by the Genocide Network, published on 19 October 2023, a comparative overview of the way in which EU Member States, Genocide Network Observer States and Ukraine have implemented the crime of aggression in their domestic laws is given. Read more
EU
Ukraine conflict
Eurojust
Eurojust: Updated Overview on EAW Case Law
In October 2023, Eurojust published an update of its overview of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) with regard to the application of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) and the … Read more
EU
Eurojust
European Arrest Warrant
New National Member for Malta
At the beginning of October 2023, Ms Maria Baldacchino took up her duties as National Member for Malta at Eurojust. Ms Baldacchino already gained experience working at Eurojust in her positions as Deputy National Member and Assistant to the National Member, positions that she … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Spotlight ECJ Ruled on Fundamental Rights Refusal of Norwegian Surrender Warrant
In its judgment of 14 September 2023, the ECJ ruled on the extent Member State courts must take account of fundamental rights when it comes to extradition on the basis of the Agreement on the surrender procedure between the EU and Iceland/Norway. In addition, the Court had to decide as to which extent decisions taken in other EU Member States in the extradition case can be taken into account by the executing court. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
European Arrest Warrant
Judicial Cooperation
ECJ: Bulgarian Penalty for Trade Mark Infringement Disproportionate
In its judgment of 19 October 2023 in Case C-655/21 (G. St. T.), the ECJ interpreted the principles of legal certainty and proportionality as enshrined in Art. 49(1) and (3) CFR in the context of the incrimination of trade mark infringements under Bulgarian law. Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Counterfeiting & Piracy
First-Line Border Checks outside the EU
In October 2023, Frontex officers carried out first-line border checks at a border outside the EU for the first time. As part of Frontex's Joint Operation Moldova, it was the first comprehensive operational activity in a non-EU country that included land and air borders and … Read more
EU
Frontex
ECJ Ruled on the Prohibition of Double Jeopardy in Fraudulent Pyramid Schemes
On 21 September 2023, the ECJ delivered a judgment that assessed whether facts are identical if a criminal carried out a fraudulent pyramid scheme in Spain and Portugal. The judges in Luxembourg were of the opinion that this does not seem the case under the circumstances at issue. Read more
EU
European Arrest Warrant
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