News
News found: 2385 of 2385
Spotlight Exchange of Information between Law Enforcement Authorities on New Footing
A new Directive establishes a modern legal basis for the exchange of information between the EU Member States' law enforcement authorities. It will repeal the 2006 "Swedish Initiative". The Directive is founded on five principles and the future exchange of law enforcement information should be effectuated via a system of Single Points of Contact. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Police Cooperation
EU Reactions to Russian War against Ukraine: Overview January 2023 – June 2023
This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 in view of the impact on the EU's internal security policy, criminal law, and the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The overview covers the period from beginning of January 2023 to the end of June 2023. It connects to previous overviews, which were published in the eucrim issues of 2022. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
EU
Ukraine conflict
Commission Proposal for a Regulation on the Transfer of Criminal Proceedings
On 5 April 2023, the Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters between Member States. The aim of the proposal is to generate more efficient criminal proceedings as well as better administration of justice within the EU. Read more
EU
Judicial Cooperation
AG: Volkswagen Cannot Be Penalised in Italy for “Dieselgate”
According to the opinion of the AG, Volkswagen cannot be punished twice for "Dieselgate" in Italy after having paid a fine in Germany in the same context, because there has not been sufficient coordination between the penalty proceedings in both States. Read more
EU
Ne bis in idem
Spotlight ECJ: Double Prosecution of Criminal Organisation Possible
According to the ECJ, a Member State can exempt certain offences affecting its national security from the scope of the transnational ne bis in idem. This can also concern the offence of forming a criminal organisation in which the person prosecuted participated has engaged exclusively in financial crime, in so far as the action of that organisation intended to punish harm to the security or other equally essential interests of that state. Read more
EU
Ne bis in idem
ECA: Detection of Conflicts of Interests in Cohesion and Agricultural Spending Has Flaws
In a report, released on 13 March 2023, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found loopholes in transparency and detecting situation at risk if it comes to conflicts of interests. ECA’s report focuses on how conflicts of interests as an irregularity affecting the EU budget have been addressed in agricultural and cohesion policy – the EU’s biggest spending areas. Read more
Protection of Financial Interests
ECA Calls for Simplification and Better Accountability of EU’s Complex Financial Landscape
On 1 March 2023, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a special report “The EU’s financial landscape – A patchwork construction requiring further simplification and accountability”. ECA auditors call for further simplification of the complex EU financial landscape and recommend making efforts for consolidation. They point out that the EU’s current financial landscape has been described by the European Parliament as a “galaxy of funds and instruments surrounding the EU budget”. Read more
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight ECA Warns of Gaps in the Control of the Recovery and Resilience Facility
On 8 March 2023, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) published a report in which it warns of gaps in the protection of the EU's financial interests and criticises the Commission's control system for the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The ECA took a closer look at the design of the Commission’s control system for the RRF and how it fulfils criteria of assurance and accountability. Read more
Protection of Financial Interests
RRF Disbursements Break €150 Billion
On 31 March 2023, the Commission reported that it has meanwhile disbursed over €150 billion to EU Member States under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which started 2 years ago. Read more
Protection of Financial Interests
Spotlight Commission’s Draft on US Adequacy Decision Faces Headwind
The Commission's draft for an adequacy decision that would allow the free flow of personal data from the EU to the USA met criticism by the European Data Protection Board and the European Parliament. Further progress is uncertain at the moment. Read more
EU
Data Protection
Arrangement with Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Authority
On 3 July 2023, the EPPO and National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) concluded a working arrangement which aims to foster cooperation particularly in corruption cases affecting the EU’s financial interests. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Arrangement with Special Prosecution Service in Albania
On 29 June 2023, the EPPO concluded a working arrangement with the Special Anti-Corruption and Organised Crime Structure of the Republic of Albania (SPAK). SPAK is a specialised prosecution service independent from the General Prosecutor’s Office of Albania. Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
OLAF Strengthens Cooperation with World Bank
OLAF further strengthened its cooperation with the World Bank. On 13 June 2023, OLAF Director-General Ville Itälä and GIA Vice President and Auditor General Anke D’Angelo signed an administrative cooperation arrangement in Brussels. GIA – the Group Internal Audit Vice Presidency of the World … Read more
EU
OLAF
OLAF Gets Access to Trade and Companies Information in France
On 5 June 2023, OLAF signed an agreement which enables the Office to get direct access to legal and financial information held by clerks in France. The cooperation agreement was concluded with the French National Council of Commercial Court Clerks (Conseil National des Greffiers … Read more
EU
OLAF
EDPS Opinions on International Agreements between Europol and Latin American Countries
The European Commission recommended opening negotiations for international agreements on the exchange of personal data to fight serious crime and terrorism between Europol and the competent authorities of five Latin American countries (Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Mexico). At the beginning of May 2023, the EDPS … Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Europol
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)
Police Cooperation
Data Protection
Pilot Project on Command Structure Launched
In mid-June 2023, Frontex and Romania launched a new operational pilot project at Romania’s external border with Moldova and Ukraine. The project aims to test a new command structure in order to further strengthen the effectiveness of Frontex operations. The growing number of officers deployed … Read more
EU
Frontex