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Spotlight New Report on Encryption by EU Innovation Hub
At the beginning of June 2024, the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security published its first Report on Encryption. The report analyses the topic of encryption from legislative, technical, and developmental points of view. Read more
Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
EU
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Digital Space Regulation
Europol
Cybercrime
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Data Protection
Overview of Convictions in EPPO Cases: April - June 2024
The following overview highlights court verdicts and alternative resolutions in EPPO cases. It breaks down the EPPO's news reports from April to June 2024 and continues the overview published in → eucrim 6 May 2024 // preprint issue 1/2024. The overview is in reverse … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Protection of Financial Interests
New Pact on Migration and Asylum
After three years of hard and complex negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council formally adopted the new Pact on Migration and Asylum in May 2024. It is one of the most important EU legislations in the area of home affairs in the recent years and follows a holistic approach: introducing a new legislative framework on migration and asylum while supporting Member States through operational and targeted actions. Read more
EU
Legislation
Frontex
EU Reactions to Russian War against Ukraine: Overview February – June 2024
This news item continues the reporting on key EU reactions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022: the impact of the invasion on the EU’s internal security policy, on criminal law, and on the protection of the EU’s financial interests. The overview covers the period from the beginning of February 2024 to the end of June 2024. Read more
Dr. Anna Pingen
Thomas Wahl
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Ukraine conflict
Protection of Financial Interests
2023 Annual Report of the Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer
On 10 July 2024, the Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer released its Annual Report for the year 2023.In the first chapter, the report presents the main findings of the Fundamental Rights Officer's monitoring of Frontex in different thematic areas, e.g., return operations. In 2023, … Read more
EU
Fundamental Rights
Frontex
Final Approval and Publication of the AI Act
After the Council's final green light on 21 May 2024, the pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, establishing the first comprehensive global regulatory framework for AI, was published in the EU’s Official Journal on 12 July 2024 (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689). The AI Act prohibits certain AI … Read more
EU
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Legislation
ECA: EU’s Control System on Cohesion Spending Is Not Working
In a report, published on 8 July 2024, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) found that the EU’s control system on cohesion spending is not working. Based on audits carried out during the 2014-2022 programming period and on information made available by the Commission, … Read more
EU
Protection of Financial Interests
EBA: New Guidelines on "Travel Rule" to Tackle Money Laundering
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published new guidelines on 4 July 2024 pertaining to the "travel rule", i.e. the information that should accompany transfers of funds and certain crypto assets. Read more
EU
Money Laundering
Poland: Rule-of-Law Developments in the First Half of 2024
This news item continues the overview of the rule-of-law developments in Poland (as far as they are relevant under a European law perspective). It covers the period from the second half of January to the end of June 2024 and follows the overview in → eucrim 4/2023, 308-312. Read more
EU
Rule of Law
Sweden Joins EPPO
On 16 July 2025, the Commission adopted the decision confirming Sweden's participation in the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). The EPPO will be operational in Sweden 20 days after the appointment of the European Prosecutor from Sweden, which is expected in autumn 2024. Sweden had … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Strategic Agenda 2024-2029
At its meeting in Brussels on 27 June 2024, the European Council agreed on the Strategic Agenda for the years 2024-2029. For the years 2024 to 2029, the Strategic Agenda envisages a free and democratic Europe, a strong and secure Europe, and a prosperous and competitive Europe. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Security Union
Council
ECJ: No Ruling on Defendant's Right to Participate via Videoconference
In its judgment in the Joined Cases C-255/23 and C-285/23 (AVVA and Others), the ECJ clarified on 6 June 2024 that it will not rule on the question whether Union law confers defendants a right to participate at trial remotely via videoconference. The … Read more
EU
Money Laundering
European Arrest Warrant
European Investigation Order
Procedural Safeguards
European Chief Prosecutor Criticised Amendment of Austrian Criminal Procedure Code
On 14 June 2024, in the aftermath of a ruling by the Austrian Constitutional Court, the Austrian Ministry of Justice proposed an amendment to the Austrian code of criminal procedure making the seizure of data and data storage devices a prerogative of the police. At … Read more
EU
European Public Prosectutor's Office (EPPO)
Spotlight 2024 EU Justice Scoreboard with New Indicators
On 11 June 2024, the Commission published the 2024 EU Justice Scoreboard, which provides an overview on the effective functioning of the Member States' judicial systems. Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Law Enforcement Experts: Action against End-to-End Encryption Needed
European police chiefs called on industry and governments to take urgent action to ensure public safety on social media platforms. The privacy measures currently in place, such as end-to-end encryption, prevent technology companies from identifying and reporting all offences on their platforms. They will also … Read more
EU
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Security Union
Digital Space Regulation
Europol
Law Enforcement Cooperation
Hungary : Rule-of-Law Developments in the First Half of 2024
This news item continues eucrim’s regular overview of concerning rule-of-law developments in Hungary as far as implications on Union law, in particular the protection of the EU’s financial interests, are concerned. It covers the period from the second half of January until the end of June 2024. It follows up on the overview in eucrim 4/2023, 309-312, which covered developments up to mid-January 2024. Read more
EU
Rule of Law