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New In-Depth Analysis on the European Ecstasy Market
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
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
Organised Crime
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
CJEU: Judicial Statistics 2024
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
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)
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
Thomas Wahl
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
Publication of EPPO’s Annual Report 2024
On 3 March 2025, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) published its Annual Report for the year 2024. The report gives an overview of the EPPO’s operational activities and the activities of its College, permanent Chambers, and European Delegated Prosecutors. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
ECJ: Overall Turnover of Entire Company Group Decisive for Fine Calculation if GDPR Was Infringed
According to the ECJ's judgment of 13 February 2025, a fine for a violation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may be calculated on the basis of the global turnover of an entire group of companies. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
Data Protection
Italian Supreme Court Applies Manifest Error Doctrine: Personal Drug Use Cannot Be Treated as Illicit Trafficking under EU Mutual Recognition Framework
On 14 March 2025, in a landmark ruling, the Italian Court of Cassation clarified the powers of the executing state’s obligations under Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA concerning the mutual recognition of criminal judgments imposing custodial sentences. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Judicial Cooperation
Taking Account of Convictions
Transfer of Sentenced Persons
MONEYVAL: Fifth Round Evaluation Report on Guernsey
On 10 February 2025, MONEYVAL published its 5th round mutual evaluation report on Guernsey. The report acknowledged Guernsey’s good understanding of the risks of money laundering/terrorist financing (ML/TF) and its highly effective application of targeted financial sanctions. Read more
EU
Money Laundering