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Spotlight Final Report on 9th Round of Mutual Evaluations
The EU has evaluated its judicial cooperation instruments based on mutual recognition. The final report of the ninth round of mutual evaluations found that application of instruments in the field of deprivation or restriction of liberty can be further enhanced. Currently, there is no need for legislation at the EU level. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Judicial Cooperation
Almost 900,000 Counterfeit Products Seized in Anti-Smuggling Operation
At the beginning of May 2023, a major anti-smuggling operation (Operation Pirates 1) was carried out by 15 EU Member States and Frontex with the support of Europol, OLAF, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the Customs Eastern and South-Eastern Land Border Expert Team … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Frontex
Counterfeiting & Piracy
Law Enforcement Cooperation
First Reintegration Conference Held
On 24 May 2023, Frontex hosted its first annual reintegration conference. The conference was directed at authorities from EU and Schengen countries, Frontex reintegration partners, the European Commission, and international experts on migration. Read more
EU
Frontex
Frontex' Joint Operation in North Macedonia
Based on the status agreement between North Macedonia and the EU, which entered into force on 1 April 2023, Frontex launched a joint operation at the external border of North Macedonia on 20 April 2023. With the help of more than 100 European border guards, … Read more
EU
Frontex
End of Monopoly Market
In a joint action conducted at the end of April and coordinated by Europol, together with authorities from nine countries from inside and outside the EU, “Monopoly Market” - an illegal dark web marketplace mainly for buying and selling drugs - was shut down. Altogether … Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Organised Crime
Genesis Market Taken Down
On 4 April 2023, a law enforcement operation involving Europol and Eurojust shut down a notorious hacker marketplace that sold citizens' identities to criminals. The marketplace isted for sale the identities of over 2 million people. Read more
EU
Europol
Cybercrime
Organised Crime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
New National Member for Bulgaria at Eurojust
In May 2023, Ms Biserca Ivanova Stoyanova commenced her five-year mandate as National Member for Bulgaria at Eurojust. Prior to joining Eurojust, Stoyanova worked for several Bulgarian investigation services as an investigating magistrate for over 26 years. Her last position was as Head of … Read more
EU
Eurojust
ECtHR: Amendments to Rules of Court and New Guidelines on Third-Party Intervention
On 20 March 2023 the ECtHR published a new version of the Rules of Court on its website. They clarify third-party intervention in amendments to Rule 44 (2) and (3) (b). These rules govern the conditions and time limits for the submission of written comments … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
New Administrative Director at Eurojust Takes Office
1 March 2023 marked the beginning of the mandate of Eurojust’s new Administrative Director, Mr Evert van Walsum. For the next four years, Mr van Walsum, a Dutch national with long-standing experience in managerial positions for national and European financial regulators, will be … Read more
EU
Eurojust
ECJ: EIOs by Tax Authorities Need Validation
In its judgment of 2 March 2023, the ECJ clarified that a German tax office responsible for criminal matters and tax investigation (Steuerfahndung) cannot issue European Investigation Orders (EIOs) without a judge, a court, an investigating judge or a public prosecutor having validated the EIO in advance. Read more
EU
European Investigation Order
EJN Provides Form for MLA with UK
In order to assist with requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to the UK under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the EJN now offers a form that can be downloaded from its website. The form, which can be used on a voluntary basis, … Read more
EU
European Judicial Network (EJN)
Judicial Cooperation
Eurojust Launches Core International Crimes Evidence Database and Gives Overview of Judicial Support for Ukraine
Almost one year after the start of the war in Ukraine, Eurojust has taken crucial steps in support of the judicial response to alleged core international crimes. Further important steps have been made by the newly established Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED) and the setting up of the new International Centre for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (ICPA). Read more
EU
Ukraine conflict
Eurojust
Illicit Tobacco Trade in 2022
On 4 April 2023, OLAF presented the results of its operations against tobacco smuggling in 2022. International operations involving OLAF during 2022 led to the seizure of 531 million contraband cigarettes. The majority had been illegally produced within the EU. Read more
EU
OLAF
Customs Cooperation
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Ireland
On 16 February 2023 GRECO published its fifth round evaluation report on Ireland. The country joined GRECO in 1999 and has implemented 75% of the recommendations of the first evaluation round, 85% of the second evaluation round, and 70% of the third evaluation round. Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption
EDPB Urges EU Legislature to Halt Draft on Data Sharing for AML/CFT
On 4 April 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) sent letters to the trilogue partners (the European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission) concerning the envisaged rules on data sharing for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) purposes. The … Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Money Laundering
Spotlight Handbook of Good Practices in the Fight against Corruption
Mandated by the Commission, a research group drafted a Handbook of good practices in the fight against corruption. Its aim is to map a variety of anti-corruption practices in EU Member States that have proved to be useful in solving problems related to corruption, and which can inspire similar initiatives elsewhere. It is clustered into eight types of anti-corruption approaches. Read more
EU
Corruption