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Operational Partnership Conference between OLAF and EPPO
On 22/23 April 2024, OLAF and the EPPO held an Operational Partnership Conference in Brussels. Prosecutors and financial investigators from the EPPO and investigators, forensic experts and analysts from OLAF convened to share experiences and best practices as well as to discuss challenges in the … Read more
Thomas Wahl
OLAF
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Protection of Financial Interests
Belgian Council Presidency: Better Fight against Organised Crime and Drug Trafficking
At the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council Meeting on 4/5 March 2024, the Belgian Council Presidency discussed steps forward with regard to the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking - one of the priorities of the Belgian Council Presidency in the first half … Read more
EU
Organised Crime
FRA Report Sees Room for Improvement to Guarantee Rights in EAW Proceedings
At the end of March 2024, the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) published a report on how the principles and rights in European Arrest Warrant (EAW) proceedings are upheld in practice. The report is a response to a call from the Council towards FRA to … Read more
EU
Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
European Arrest Warrant
Procedural Safeguards
GRECO: The Link between Environmental Crimes and Corruption
On 8 December 2023, in the run-up to the annual International Anti-Corruption Day, GRECO President Marin Mrčela issued a statement in which he highlighted the links between environmental crimes (e.g., illegal forestry, illegal fishery, illegal wildlife trade, illegal mining, illegal dumping, and illegal transport of … Read more
Dr. András Csúri
Council of Europe
Corruption
Environmental Crime
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Portugal
On 10 January 2024, GRECO presented its 5th round evaluation report on Portugal. GRECO acknowledges the extensive anti-corruption legal and institutional framework developed by Portugal, made possible by transparency and anti-corruption legislative packages introduced in 2019 and 2021. These include the following:A national … Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption
GRECO: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on USA
On 12 December 2023, GRECO published its 5th Round Evaluation Report on the United States. The country joined GRECO in 2000 and has already been assessed in four evaluation rounds. According to GRECO, the USA implemented 100% of recommendations in the First Evaluation Round (June … Read more
Council of Europe
Corruption
2024 Update on Ne Bis In Idem Case Law
In February 2024, Eurojust published an updated edition of its overview of the CJEU case law on the ne bis in idem principle in criminal matters under Art. 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Arts. 54 to 58 of … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Eurojust
Ne bis in idem
JIT in Ukraine Prolonged
At the end of February 2024, the seven national authorities (Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine) participating in the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on alleged core international crimes in Ukraine decided to prolong the JIT for two more years - until 25 March … Read more
Ukraine conflict
Eurojust
Spotlight New Legal Framework on Digitalisation of Judicial Cooperation
A new regulation on the digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation and access to justice and of an accompanying directive will facilitate electronic communication in the context of cross-border judicial cooperation procedures in civil, commercial and criminal matters. It comes in the context of the e-Justice Strategy for the years 2024 to 2028 that aims at speeding up the digitalisation process and the use of digital services in the justice area. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Legislation
Judicial Cooperation
Commission Reviewed Adequacy Decisions under Data Protection Directive
On 15 January 2024, the Commission published its review of 11 existing adequacy decisions. The Commission's report marks the first assessment of the functioning of adequacy decisions for eleven countries and territories (Andorra, Argentina, Canada for commercial operators, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Israel, … Read more
EU
Data Protection
How to Involve the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC in a JIT
On 13 February 2024, Eurojust published a factsheet explaining the ways in which the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC-OTP) may be involved in Joint Investigation Teams (JITs). The flyer explains the steps to be taken to formally include the Office … Read more
EU
Eurojust
Judicial Cooperation
LockBit Ransomware Disrupted
After a month-long operation, law enforcement officers from 10 countries, together with agents from Europol and Eurojust, compromised and took control of LockBit's primary platform and other crucial infrastructure belonging to the cybercriminal group's ransomware operation. The work of the international taskforce "Operation Cronos … Read more
EU
Europol
Eurojust
Cybercrime
Commission Presents Toolbox against Counterfeiting
On 19 March 2024, the European Commission issued its Recommendation on measures to combat counterfeiting and enhance the enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Recommendation is designed as toolbox to promote and facilitate effective cooperation between rightsholders, providers of intermediary services, and competent authorities, and … Read more
EU
Counterfeiting & Piracy
Two ECA Reports Assess Rule-of-Law Efforts to Protect the EU Budget
In February 2024, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published two reports that examine the Commission's steps designed to ensure that EU money is properly spent to Member States if they comply with the EU's rule of law values.ECA report on Conditionality RegulationSpecial … Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Protection of Financial Interests
First Liaison Officer for Iceland
On 12 March 2024, Ms Kolbrún Benediktsdóttir took up her duties as Iceland's first Liaison Prosecutor for Eurojust. Prior to accepting this position, Ms Benediktsdóttir worked as Deputy District Prosecutor in Iceland and taught at the Faculty of Law of the University of Iceland. … Read more
EU
Eurojust
EPPO Requests Budget Increase
In mid-February 2024, the College of the EPPO sent an urgent request to the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, and the European Commission to increase the 2024 budget of the Office from €7.8 million to €79.7 million. The request was motivated by the … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)