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Report on JHA Network Activities 2021
In January 2022, Frontex published the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies' Network activity report. The report summarizes the networks meetings, thematic reports and cooperation of the year 2021. Furthermore, the report outlines the priorities for 2022. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Joint Operation Terra 2022
At the beginning of February 2022, Frontex launched a new operation at the EU’s external land border. Triggered by the increasing migratory movements along the EU’s external land borders, “Operation Terra 2022” is supposed to help EU Member States in the fight against migrant smuggling, … Read more
EU
Frontex
New Register of Public Documents Launched
At the beginning of March 2022, Frontex launched a new register of public documents. This is an online library containing public documents produced by the Agency since its foundation in 2004. The register can be searched by categories and subcategories, language, publication dates and … Read more
EU
Frontex
Frontex' Support to Member States Neighbouring Ukraine
At the beginning of March 2022, Frontex started assisting Romanian authorities in processing the number of people crossing the border from Ukraine in the wake of the Russian war and perform other border control-related tasks, if needed. Hence, the Agency sent about 150 officers, 45 … Read more
EU
Frontex
Poland: Rule-of-Law Developments January – March 2022
This news item continues the overview of recent rule-of-law developments in Poland (as far as they relate to European law) since the last update in eucrim 4/2021, 200-201. Read more
Thomas Wahl
EU
Rule of Law
Expert Group Presents Reform Proposals for Customs Union
A report by the Wise Persons Group on Challenges Facing the Customs Union identified major problems for customs administration and makes ten recommendations on the future shape of the EU Customs Union. Read more
EU
Customs Cooperation
CJEU Rules on Scope of GDPR for Tax Authority Requests
The provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) do not in principle prevent the tax administration from requiring a service provider on the internet to provide it with information on taxpayers, the CJEU ruled on 24 February 2022 in Case C-175/20. However, such … Read more
EU
Tax Evasion
Data Protection
First Annual Report on Implementation of RRF
On 1 March 2022, the Commission published its first annual report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The RRF is providing up to €723.8 billion (in current prices) of grants and loans to Member States to support transformative investments and reforms that boost the … Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
Council Declaration on Interpol’s Red Notices
The Council adopted a declaration on Interpol’s red notices. It welcomes the progress made by Interpol in setting up internal mechanisms to assess possible violations of Interpol’s constitution. Interpol is invited to a regular dialogue and continue efforts to prevent red notices from abuse. Read more
EU
Police Cooperation
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine
On 18 March 2022, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi and Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova signed a working arrangement. Kövesi conveyed the support of the EPPO College to the Ukrainian colleagues, praising the strength and courage of Ukraine especially in the times of war. … Read more
EU
EPPO
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Italian Customs Authority
On 23 February 2022, a working arrangement between the EPPO and the Italian excise, customs and monopolies agency (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli, ADM) entered into force. The arrangement provides for closer cooperation and communication in the fight against crimes that affect the EU’s … Read more
EU
EPPO
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and Greek Audit Authority
On 10 February 2022, a working arrangement between the EPPO and the Hellenic National Transparency Authority (NTA) was concluded. The arrangement provides for an improved structured framework for cooperation in accordance with the existing applicable legislation. The arrangement sets out inter alia:The modalities … Read more
EU
EPPO
Working Arrangement Between EPPO and General Council of the Judiciary of Spain
On 2 February 2022, the EPPO signed a working agreement with the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary. The arrangement will enable the EPPO to use the so-called “Judicial Neutral Point” – a service network with applications and databases of the General Council. The … Read more
EU
EPPO
EPPO’s Struggle with Slovenia in Next Round
On 27 January 2022, European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi voiced concerns over planned amendments to the statute of limitations in the Slovenian criminal law. The comments came when the Slovenian Prosecutor-General visited Kövesi and her two deputies. The EPPO is worried about the hampering of … Read more
EU
EPPO
EPPO: Operational Activities – Reports from January to March 2022
This news item summarises the operational activities that the EPPO carried out in the first three months of 2022. Read more
EU
EPPO
Spotlight CJEU: No Carte Blanche to Refuse EAWs from Poland
In its judgments of 22 February 2022 in the Joined Cases C-562/21 PPU and C-563/21 PPU, the CJEU upheld its case-law on the refusal of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) issued by Polish authorities if the requested person put forward infringements of fair trial. The … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
European Arrest Warrant